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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"nuclear doctrine"”.
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North Korea's Nuclear Doctrine and U.S. Tailored Deterrence
… of American allies and preventing a cascade of nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia. However, since North Korea's 2006 nuclear test, the American security commitment on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia has been challenged. This thesis argues that "credible deterrence” is vital to …
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Russia's Nuclear Doctrine For the Post-Cold War Era
… a strong military force, backed by a credible nuclear warfighting capability, provides the essential means for exercising political and military power throughout the world. The Russians have devised a military doctrine that broadly outlines a blueprint of Russia's goals and objectives. Nuclear …
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The politics of innovative military doctrine : the U.S. Navy and fleet ballistic missiles
… the U.S. Navy during periods of major strategic nuclear modernization, when national leaders were concerned about the vulnerability of U.S. Air Force land based nuclear forces to Soviet attack. Both Navy systems provided a superior alternative to bomber and ICBM weapon systems of the time, but …
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Nuclear Forces and the Geopolitical Objectives of the People's Republic of China
… at odds with American interests in the Pacific. Nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are expected to be important instruments for the enhancement of Chinese power, especially in relation to the United States. Geopolitical objectives mesh with Chinese political and strategic culture to encourage …
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India's Nuclear Weapons: a Strategic Assessment
… May, 1998, after forty years of thinking about nuclear weapons, India tested five warhead designs and declared itself a nuclear weapons state. This in turn provoked Pakistan into testing its own nuclear warhead designs. These events create a new security environment on the sub-continent. …
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Soviet/Russian Strategic Defenses: the Pursuit of Dominance
… the importance of strategic defense in the nuclear age. Soviet nuclear doctrine centered on a war-fighting/damage-limiting strategy, and strategic defenses were seen as an important component of that strategy. This has not changed in the transformation of the USSR to Russia. The …
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Indo-Pakistani conflict and development of South Asia: is an independent Kashmir State a possible consideration?
… led to a diversion of resources to investment in nuclear technology by both countries. Holding on to Kashmir has made India vulnerable to terrorist attacks, with the consequences of not only diverting developmental resources to enhancing security, but also exacerbating conflict with Pakistan. …
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Chinese Nuclear Policy
Nuclear weapons are a critical element of the People's Liberation Army and China's core military strategies of active defense and anti-access/area denial. Chinese nuclear policy will play a pivotal role in the future of China as it struggles to reduce the military superiority of the United States …