Nuclear Deterrence 2035: Millennials Inheriting the Flight

Abstract

This study comprises an analysis of the Millennial Generation and how it will impact the future of the nuclear enterprise. The author analyzes the culture of the Millennial Generation to determine how that generational culture could affect the organizational culture of the nuclear enterprise. The study assesses potential trends for nuclear deterrence and applies the analysis of the Millennial Generation to those potential trends. The studys conclusion is that the Millennial Generation will alter the organizational culture of the nuclear enterprise and that the current culture is a legacy of the Strategic Air Command; that culture is ill-suited for todays geopolitical landscape and nuclear enterprise. The concluding section of the study includes suggested further research for training, educating, and guiding the future leaders of the nuclear enterprise so that strategically literate and articulate leaders exist in 2035 to build and employ the next generation of nuclear deterrence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1042091

Entities

People

  • Kera A. Rolsen

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Employment
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

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