Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy

• Main Author: Delpech, Thérèse (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Nuclear weapons; Arms negotiation & control; Warfare & defence; Political Science; History
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Deterrence remains a primary doctrine for dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. The author reviews the history of nuclear deterrence and calls for a renewed intellectual effort to address the relevance of concepts such as first strike, escalation, extended deterrence, and o...