1st Edition
Defending the Arsenal Why America’s Nuclear Modernization Still Matters
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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One important area of interest within military and policy circles focuses on an effort to revitalize the nuclear triad amidst a number of competing strategic interests. The difficulties arising from US engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan are leading many scholars and policy makers to question whether a reinvigorated nuclear triad has any role in deterring modern adversaries. This volume takes an... Read more
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Foreward
Introduction
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
- THE FUTURE US NUCLEAR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT, Michelle K. Stinson
- IS THERE FUTURE UTILITY IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS? NUCLEAR WEAPONS SAVE LIVES, Robert A. Hoskins
- DOES ONE SIZE FIT ALL? Paul D. Schumacher
- NUCLEAR BUDGETING: THE PERILOUS IMPACT OF UNCERTAINTY, Michaela Dodge and Adam Lowther
- THE CASE FOR A NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARSENAL, Eric Moore
- MODERNIZING THE NUCLEAR BOMBER: A NATIONAL SECURITY IMPERATIVE, Thomas C. Kirkham
- ICBMs: COLD WAR RELICS OR PRODUCTS FOR PEACE, Anita Feugate Opperman
- STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES: A NECESSARY BUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE, Donald M. Neff
- MISSILE DEFENSES AND STRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY CHALLENGES, Stephen Cimbala and Adam Lowther
- NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION AND THE NONPROLIFERTION TREATY: COMPLIANCE OR COMPROMISE, Shelley Bischoff Kavlick
- SHOULD THE UNITED STATES RATIFY THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY OR IS NUCLEAR TESTING STILL NECESSARY? Karyn E. McKinney
- NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTIONS AFTER NEW START: OBSTACLES AND OPTIONS, Stephen Cimbala
Biography
Adam B. Lowther, Director, School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies.
Stephen J. Cimbala, Penn State University--Brandywine.
