The Art of the Bluff with Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Abstract

Like the Cold War years, the world once again finds itself at the crossroads of mass destruction. Dynamic changes in world political polarity, regional power struggles, and the turmoil of ethnic and religious unrest have positioned humanity at the starting gates of a renewed arms race with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Rivalries within the nations of the global periphery, those third world nations lacking major power status, are sparking a crisis of world instability and conflict. At the heart of this crisis are the rogue leaders who see nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as their ticket to power and stature in a regional conflict. Also fanning the fires of crisis are the disenfranchised nationalistic, ethnic, and religious groups who see these same weapons as a legitimate means to pursue their political agendas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331469

Entities

People

  • James F. Diehl

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Detection
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • International Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies