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American Nuclear
American Nuclear Posture
American Nuclear Strategy
arms control policy
Author_Charles-Philippe David
Category=JP
Counterforce Doctrine
counterforce strategy
Counterforce War
Counterforce Weapons
Defensive Strategy
Enemy's Military Forces
Enemy’s Military Forces
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Escalation Dominance
Hard Target Kill
ICBM
ICBM Force
international relations
Intra War Deterrence
Limited Nuclear
Limited Nuclear Options
limited nuclear war
military doctrine analysis
National Command Authority
nuclear deterrence theory
Nuclear Doctrine
Nuclear Revolution
Nuclear War Fighting
Nuclear War Plan
Reagan administration
SDI
Soviet Nuclear
Soviet Nuclear Strategy
strategic stability
Strategic Style
thermonuclear strategy
U.S. nuclear weapons policy
US nuclear policy evolution
Product details
- ISBN 9780367013608
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 23 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Since the U.S. presidential elections of 1980, debate has intensified between those who believe that nuclear weapons can only deter a war not intended to be fought and those who see nuclear weapons as an advancement in weaponry that allows for the waging and winning of a nuclear war. At the focal point of this debate is the rise of the “counterforce” doctrine-the concept of a nuclear attack exclusively against the enemy’s military forces. The author, in outlining the unresolved tension between the two approaches, examines the reasons counterforce has become widely accepted in U.S. nuclear weapons policies. He argues that many strategists are worried that the counterforce strategy is out of touch with the reality of the nuclear world and see it as merely a “technical fix” for a dilemma that may have no solution. Finally, Dr. David discusses the implications of adherence to the counterforce doctrine despite increasing popular support for avoiding nuclear war through deterrence and arms control.
