Strategy and Nuclear-Conventional Integration for the United States Navy

Abstract

This study sits at the nexus of a central challenge facing the United States Navy in the 21st century: what roles do sea-based conventional and/or nuclear weapons have in a multi-domain war against nuclear-armed adversaries? This study addresses these questions by drawing upon the security studies and international relations literature that addresses the issues of deterrence, conflict escalation, coercive political strategies, and arms races.The research team uses this literature as a baseline to analyze the Navy's problem set in posturing itself across the domain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2022
Accession Number
AD1186682

Entities

People

  • James A. Russell
  • Thomas H. Johnson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Gray Zone
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Recreation
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies