1st Edition
Renewing America’s Nuclear Arsenal Options for the 21st century
By James E. Doyle
Copyright 2018
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the next few years the US government will make decisions regarding the renewal of its triad of air-, land- and sea-based nuclear weapons that will have huge implications for the security of the country and its allies, its public finances, and the salience of nuclear weapons in global politics. Current plans provide for spending an estimated US$1 trillion over 30 years to modernise or replace... Read more
Glossary
Introduction
Chapter 1: The plan for a trillion-dollar triad
Chapter 2: Deterrence and Flexibility
The full triad (current plan)
Three alternatives to the current plan
Chapter 3: Strategic stability and arms control
Chapter 4: Nuclear security and non-proliferation
Chapter 5: Procurement trade-offs and support for conventional operations
Conclusions
Appendix
Biography
James E. Doyle, formerly a specialist in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, focuses on strategic planning and policy development in the field of nuclear weapons. Doyle holds a PhD in International Security Studies from the University of Virginia.
