FRANCE AS A NUCLEAR POWER,

Abstract

The military worth of independent national nuclear strike forces has been strongly questioned, but the French government seems bent upon developing such a force nevertheless. Moreover, a number of continental military analysts have attempted to endow this policy with a theoretical basis. The thesis advanced in this report hinges on the assumption that a nation of less than great power status can acquire a nuclear deterrent of its own effective enough to impress a superpower.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0605921

Entities

People

  • C. E. Zoppo

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics
  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies