9780833042323 - The Challenge of Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries von Ochmanek, David (1 Ergebnisse)

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xv, [1], 61, [1] pages. Figures. Footnotes. Tables. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This was prepared as part of Project Air Force. David Ochmanek is a senior international/defense researcher at the RAND Corporation. From 2009 until 2014 he was the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Force Development. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he was a senior defense analyst and director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program for RAND Project AIR FORCE, where he worked from 1985 until 1993, and again from 1995 until 2009. From 1993 until 1995, Ochmanek served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Strategy. Prior to joining RAND, he was a member of the Foreign Service of the United States, serving from 1980 to 1985. From 1973 to 1978, he was an officer in the United States Air Force. Ochmanek is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Schwartz is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. His research focuses on Cold War history, national security and defense strategy, and nuclear proliferation. Previously, he worked as a business analyst at the Boeing Company. He is a co-author of the RAND monograph The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries. Deterrence of nuclear use through the threat of retaliation could be highly problematic in many plausible conflict scenarios with nuclear-armed regional adversaries. This could compel U.S. leaders to temper their military and political objectives if they come into conflict with these states. This book examines the reasons behind this important shift in the international security environment and its strategic and force planning implications. Among the topics discussed are: Nuclear Weapons, Blast Effects, Prompt Radiation, Thermal Radiation, Radioactive Fallout, Electromagnetic Pulse, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Forces, Delivery Systems, Targeting Options, Crisis Management, Conflict Management, Military Strategy, Theater Defense.