UNDERESTIMATED: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future

Abstract

It has been more than 3 years since the release of the first edition of Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future. Since then, Kim Jong-un has conducted three nuclear tests, destroyed a nuclear test site, and has pledged to President Donald Trump to denuclearize. Meanwhile, the United States agreed to a multilateral nuclear deal limiting Irans nuclear program and then pulled out of the deal. Finally, President Trump was elected and has been eager to question all aspects of U.S. policy, including those related to national security and nuclear policy. Other important nuclear developments have occurred as well. These are all reflected in the edits that have been made to this second edition. My original decision to keep this publication open source was sound. The aim of this book is to focus and provoke discussion about how we should think and act against the further spread of nuclear weapons and their possible use. Work has already begun on the third edition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1070596

Entities

People

  • Henry D. Sokolski

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Library and Information Science
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security