Responding to a Limited Russian Attack on NATO During the Ukraine War

Abstract

This Perspective outlines a set of key considerations for U.S. policymakers charged with planning U.S. responses to a potential limited Russian attack on European member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or U.S. military assets or forces stationed there or in outer space. The authors consider four hypothetical Russian attack scenarios and describe in detail how U.S. or NATO responses to each might vary and how these responses might be shaped to pursue U.S. goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1188529

Entities

People

  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Karl P. Mueller
  • Samuel Charap

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Security
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Outer Space
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space