A Quiet Revolution: Nuclear Strategy for the 21st Century

Abstract

There is a quiet revolution underway in U.S. nuclear strategy. It is overshadowed by the global war on terrorism, questions over homeland security, and chaos in the international order. It is revolutionary because it reflects many changes in threats, capabilities, and doctrine that have preoccupied nuclear planners since the 1950s. It also highlights the way the Armed Forces prepare for future conflicts. The vision found in the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is part of a wider endeavor to develop new policies.1 It embraces the concepts of assurance, dissuasion, deterrence, defense, and denial articulated in the Quadrennial Defense Review in 2001.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA483708

Entities

People

  • James A. Russell
  • James J. Wirtz

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Force Structure
  • Guided Bombs
  • Homeland Security
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Revolutions
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies