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Future war and counterproliferation : U.S. military responses to NBC proliferation threats / Barry R. Schneider.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schneider, Barry R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Nuclear nonproliferation.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
- Summary:
- A study of defense requirements in deterrence, active and passive defense, decontamination, counterforce, and military strategy when confronting an opponent armed with nuclear, biological, chemical, or missile capabilities on the battlefields of the future.
- Contents:
- 1 NASTIs: The Threat from Iraq 1
- 2 Other Bullies on Other Blocks 23
- 3 The Counterproliferation Initiative 45
- 4 Deterring Adversary NBC Attacks 63
- 5 Passive Defenses against Chemical and Biological Attacks 79
- 6 Theater Missile Defenses: Key to Future Operations 117
- 7 Offensive Action: A Viable Option? 147
- 8 Principles of War for the WMD Battlefield 171
- 9 Defeating the Enemy's Military Strategy 199.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275962784
- OCLC:
- 39202248
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