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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ,  Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ,  Naval Studies Board
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309056397

ISBN 10:   030905639
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   02 May 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Deterrence: An Overview; 4 2 Implications for Deterrence Policy: Tasks for Policy Makers; 5 3 Significance of Post-Cold War Deterrence Concepts for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps; 6 Appendix A: Revising the Practice of Deterrence; 7 Appendix B: Contemporary Strategic Deterrence and Precision-Guided Munitions; 8 Appendix C: Extended Nuclear Deterrence and Coalitions for Defending Against Regional Challengers Armed with Weapons of Mass Destruction; 9 Appendix D: The Remaining Unique Role of Nuclear Weapons in Post-Cold War Deterrence; 10 Appendix E: Nuclear Weapons in Post-Cold War Deterrence; 11 Appendix F: Notes on the Band Between Existential Deterrence and the Actual Use of Force; 12 Appendix G.1: Special Challenges in Extending Deterrence in the New Era; 13 Appendix G.2: Decisioin Modeling as an Aid to Strategic Planning and Crisis Action; 14 Appendix G.3: Protecting Weak and Medium Strength States: Issues of Deterrence, Stability and Decision Making; 15 Appendix H: Theater Missile Defense, National ABM Systems, and the future of Deterrence; 16 Appendix I: Deterrence: Clash and Utilization of Value Systems; 17 Appendix J: Controlling Instabilities Caused by Rouge Governments; 18 Appendix K: Deterrence--Quo Vadis?

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