Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century

Abstract

The end of the Cold War and the desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons did not make nuclear deterrence irrelevant. Nuclear weapons continue to play a key role in this nation's strategic deterrence. During the cold war the nuclear triad was the successful nuclear deterrence strategy. Recent changes to the political landscape, to include an increase in the number of nuclear actors, have prompted a change to the tried and true nuclear deterrence Triad. Better national diplomacy is needed in the nuclear deterrence strategy and will need to be sustained with relevant and capable nuclear and new conventional weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2008
Accession Number
ADA481400

Entities

People

  • Trevor N. Tyler

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Education
  • Fissile Materials
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Physics
  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies