Confronting Emergent Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries : Prospects for Neutralization, Strategies for Escalation Management /
"Risks are increasing that the United States will find itself in confrontations with nuclear-armed regional adversaries--that is, hostile states with small nuclear arsenals. This research seeks to help the U.S. Air Force understand and prepare for such confrontations. The authors explore circum...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND,
[2015]
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Colección: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR-974-AF. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. An emerging national security challenge
- 2. Bringing the challenge into focus
- 3. Assessing the neutralization options
- 4. Managing escalation in crisis and war
- 5. Meeting the challenge
- Appendix A. The second nuclear age
- Appendix B. The inadequacy of Cold War concepts.
- In Memoriam
- Preface
- Figures and Table
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- 1. An Emerging National Security Challenge: Introduction
- Purpose of This Research
- Research Methodology
- How This Report Is Organized
- 2. Bringing the Challenge into Focus: The Blurred Nuclear Threshold
- Third-Party Considerations
- These Factors Increase Risks of Conflict Escalation
- Dilemmas for U.S. Decisionmakers
- 3. Assessing the Neutralization Options: The Adversary's Range of Options
- Potential Ways to Neutralize an Adversary's Nuclear Capabilities
- Concluding Observations 4. Managing Escalation in Crisis and War
- The Principles of Threshold Management
- Managing Escalation in Three Geostrategic Challenges
- Looking at the Larger Picture
- 5. Meeting the Challenge
- The Regional Nuclear Paradox
- Crafting Strategies for Escalation Management
- Putting These Observations in Today's Geostrategic Context
- Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force
- Appendix A. The Second Nuclear Age
- Appendix B. The Inadequacy of Cold War Concepts
- Abbreviations
- References.