Conventional Forces and the Future of Deterrence

Abstract

The authors of these essays examine the transferability of cold war deterrence theories to the New World Order. Robert Haffa develops a detailed theory of conventional deterrence and George Quester examines the lessons of conventional deterrence before the cold war. Haffa looks to the future, Quester to the lessons of history before Hiroshima. Together, these studies conclude that conventional deterrence theories and strategies of the past were severely undermined by their subordination to a bipolar strategic nuclear competition. Conditions new exist, the authors argue, for a coherent concept of general, extended conventional deterrence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249978

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Guertner
  • George Quester
  • Robert Haffa Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Combat Areas
  • Fusion Weapons
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Strategic Security Studies