Cooperative threat reduction, missile defense, and the nuclear future / Michael Krepon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krepon, Michael, 1946-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--United States.

Nuclear weapons.

United States.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

Nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear arms control--Verification.

Nuclear arms control.

Deterrence (Strategy).

Ballistic missile defenses--United States.

Ballistic missile defenses.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

x, 295 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

In this book, Michael Krepon analyzes nuclear issues such as missile defenses, space warfare, and treaties, and argues that the United States is on a dangerous course. During the Cold War, Mutual Assured Destruction, or MAD, facilitated strategic arms control. Now that the Cold War has been replaced by asymmetric warfare, treaties based on nuclear overkill and national vulnerability are outdated and must be adapted to a far different world. A new strategic concept of Cooperative Threat Reduction is needed to replace MAD. A balance is needed that combines military might with strengthened treaty regimes.

Notes:

"A Henry L. Stimson Center book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-286) and index.

ISBN:

0312295561

OCLC:

50252026