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U.S. nuclear deterrence policy.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
United States. Department of Defense, issuing body.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States--Military policy.
United States.
Deterrence (Strategy).
Nuclear warfare--Government policy--United States.
Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy--United States.
Nuclear weapons.
Military policy.
Nuclear warfare--Government policy.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (4 pages) : color illustrations
Other Title:
United States nuclear deterrence policy
US nuclear deterrence policy
Title from back page: U.S. nuclear weapons claims and responses
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Defense, [2019]
Summary:
Given the strategic environment, nuclear deterrence is more important now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. A potential nuclear attack against the United States and its allies is the most serious threat to our security. Our nuclear arsenal is the nation's ultimate insurance policy against such an attack. Nuclear forces, along with our conventional forces and other instruments of national power, also help prevent competition and conflict from escalating to large-scale conventional warfare. For these reasons, nuclear deterrence is the #1 priority mission of the Department of Defense.
Notes:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (Department of Defense website, viewed April 4, 2019).
OCLC:
1091584658

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