Military Strategy for Combating Nuclear Proliferation

Abstract

The gravest danger facing the United States is the nexus between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD). All forms of WMD (chemical biological radiological and nuclear) can be devastating but because of their unique attributes nuclear weapons are by far the worst. While President Bush's National Strategy for Combating WMD articulates how the U.S. will deal with this threat the military as a major element of national power is a critical player and must have a complementary strategy. This paper reviews the U.S. national-level strategy for combating nuclear weapons defines the supporting military strategy and analyzes the feasibility suitability and acceptability of the military objectives (ends) concepts (ways) and resources (means) in meeting the national security objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA431892

Entities

People

  • Brent B. Bredehoft

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Defense
  • Arms Control
  • Biological Weapons
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Passive Defense
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies