THE STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCES OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

Abstract

The strategic position that the United States and the Soviet Union currently enjoy is so unassailable that even continuing action by third parties is unlikely to upset the central strategic balance for the next twenty years. Properly exploited, this central strategic balance could continue to provide some stability in regional conflicts--even in the face of nuclear spread.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634741

Entities

People

  • James R. Schlesinger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Arms Control
  • Costs
  • Countermeasures
  • Defense Systems
  • International Conflicts
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Physical Security
  • Risk
  • Security
  • Strategic Areas
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons

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