Conventional Nuclear Integration: Reinforcing Strategic Stability
Abstract
With Great Power Competition returning to the globe, the United States Military will have to re-examine its defense posture to ensure it can meet emerging threats that have either a direct or indirect impact on the U.S. or its allies. Russia has been showing concerning behavior as of late as witnessed in Crimea. The United States will need to engage its military in order to overmatch its adversaries to keep the peace in this complex and complicated global environment. Establishing a strong and resilient military response will help to achieve strategic stability to deter further future aggression. This paper will evaluate the current military posture to make an analysis of how conventional nuclear integration will impact strategic stability during a time of competition between the United States and Russia. This perspective will allow the paper to focus on the problem using qualitative data in order to gain a better understanding of this issue. The goal of this paper is to highlight the impact this action will have and to recommend ways in which to inform the process currently in progress by the Department of Defense. The target audiences that will best benefit from this research are military and civilian leadership.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 27, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1107497
Entities
People
- Nathan J. List
Organizations
- Air War College