Responses to Dramatic Proliferation Events.
Abstract
To help clarify the issues and choices confronting American policy makers, Hudson Institute proposes to examine alternative responses to several dramatic proliferation events. More specifically, the proposed study would: identify alternative responses--carrots as well as sticks--and assess their potential impact on a group of selected prospective proliferators; evaluate alternative responses' possible consequences and risks, focusing attention on counter-measures that target countries could adopt in reaction to sanctions as well as on the indirect domestic and international repercussions of carrying out particular responses; highlight and discuss key choices, factors, and other conditions influencing the design of the U.S. response and its effectiveness; provide an overall assessment of alternative responses, including a discussion of how the preferred response might vary depending on the specific dramatic proliferation event; and consider possible next steps that the United States could take in establishing a broader multinational consensus or framework for thinking about responses to these proliferation events.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 20, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA092881