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The case for U.S. nuclear weapons in the 21st century / Brad Roberts.

By: Publisher: Stanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2015Description: x, 340 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780804796453 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780804797139 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.02/170973 23
LOC classification:
  • UA23 .R59 2015
Contents:
The evolution of U.S. nuclear policy and posture since the end of the Cold War -- The first new problem : nuclear-armed regional challengers -- The new regional deterrence strategy -- The second new problem : relations with Putin's Russia -- The evolving relationship with China -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Europe -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Northeast Asia -- The broader nuclear assurance agenda -- Conclusions -- Epilogue : implications for future strategy, policy, and posture reviews.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution of U.S. nuclear policy and posture since the end of the Cold War -- The first new problem : nuclear-armed regional challengers -- The new regional deterrence strategy -- The second new problem : relations with Putin's Russia -- The evolving relationship with China -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Europe -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Northeast Asia -- The broader nuclear assurance agenda -- Conclusions -- Epilogue : implications for future strategy, policy, and posture reviews.

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