Will the Gulf War Make Tactical Nuclear Weapons Obsolete?
Abstract
Since the end of World War II and the advent of nuclear weapons, the United States has struggled with nuclear strategy. This struggle has resulted in heated debates among US military planners over the amount of emphasis to give to nuclear versus conventional force structure. Meanwhile the strategic thinkers, academics, and politicians have debated publicly and privately the efficacy of nuclear weapons and whether they are a purely political instrument, or just a bigger bomb and therefore simply a new, albeit more powerful, military tool.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA436736
Entities
People
- John R. Baker
Organizations
- National Defense University