Strategic stability (139 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Very Good. Since the end of the Cold War, a new nuclear order has emerged, shaped by rising nuclear states and military technologies that threaten stability, writes George Mason University,Äôs Gregory Koblentz in a Council Special Report. During the Cold War, the potential for nuclear weapons to be used was determined largely by the United States and the Soviet Union. Now, with 16, 300 weapons possessed by the seven established nuclear-armed states,ÄîChina, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States,Äîdeterrence is increasingly complex. Since most of these countries face threats from a number of potential adversaries, ,Äúchanges in one state,Äôs nuclear policy can have a cascading effect on the other states.,Äù Though many states are downsizing their stockpiles, Asia is witnessing a buildup; Pakistan has the fastest-growing nuclear program in the world. By 2020, it could have a stockpile of fissile material that, if weaponized, could produce as many as two hundred nuclear devices. The author identifies South Asia as the region ,Äúmost at risk of a breakdown in strategic stability due to an explosive mixture of unresolved territorial disputes, cross-border terrorism, and growing nuclear arsenals.,Äù Emerging technologies such as missile defenses, cyber and antisatellite weapons, and conventional precision strike weapons pose additional risks, Koblentz warns, and could potentially spur arms races and trigger crises. ,ÄúThe United States has more to lose from a breakdown in strategic stability than any other country due to its position as a global leader, the interdependence of its economy, and the network of security commitments it has around the world, ,Äù he asserts. The United States and Russia still possess more than 90 percent of the world,Äôs nuclear weapons. Despite the increasing chill in U. S.-Russia relations, Washington,Äôs highest priority should be to maintain strategic efforts with Russia and China, the two states with the capability and potential intent to launch a nuclear attack on the American homeland. The United States should work with other nuclear states to address sources of instability in the near term and establish processes for multilateral arms control efforts over the longer term, writes Koblentz.…

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Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. viii, 440 pages. Endnotes. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Foreword by Thomas Schelling. What is strategic stability and why is it important? This edited collection offers the most current authoritative survey of this topic, which is central to U.S. strategy in the field of nuclear weapons and great power relations. A variety of authors and leading experts in the field of strategic issues and regional studies offer both theoretical and practical insights into the basic concepts associated with strategic stability, what implications these have for the United States, as well as key regions such as the Middle East, and perspectives on strategic stability in Russia and China. Readers will develop a deeper and more developed understanding of this consent from this engaging and informative work. Elbridge A. Colby is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, in which capacity he is responsible for defense strategy, force development, and strategic analysis for OSD Policy. During 2017 and early 2018, Colby served as the Department of Defense co-lead for the development of the Department's premier strategic planning guidance, the National Defense Strategy, which was released in January 2018 and focuses the Department on major power competition and sustaining the Joint Force's military edge in a more competitive era. Colby is also responsible for developing the Defense Planning Guidance and the Defense Planning Scenarios, and serves as a lead Policy representative to the Program and Budget Review and Support for Strategic Analysis processes. Colby is the author of many book chapters, reports, and articles on defense and foreign policy issues, and co-edited a volume on Strategic Stability: Contending Interpretations.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. South Asia one of the most populous, densely populated and volatile regions in the world remains in a state of 'Unpleasant Stability'. Despite rich historical, cultural and political linkages, the region has embarrassingly poor mutual understanding and hence integration. While the failure of South Asia's desired evolution as a cohesive region can be attributed to several factors ranging from terrorism, strained bilateral relations and the absence of military and strategic cooperation; India's own engagement in the region has been found wanting, even though it has evolved over the years. A reinvigorated South Asia has the potential to vastly improve the lives of its 1.7 billion citizens nearly one-fourth of all humanity particularly India, the largest country of the region. The book is an important and valuable contribution as it attempts to bring under one volume a holistic understanding of the concept of strategic stability in South Asia; opportunities and challenges in the present geopolitical and geo-economic environment; to include rise of religious fundamentalism, strategic alliances / emerging partnerships between countries of the region and extra regional powers. It also analyses and puts forth recommendations for India's own rise, peace and stability a 'sine qua non' for India to retain its preeminence in South Asia. (jacket).…

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Trade paperback. 96 p. Tables, FIgures, Map. Notes. Adelphi Papers, 334. Should the US deploy ballistic-missile defences? The arguments for and against are becoming increasingly polarized. This presents a thorough, much-needed study of the ballistic-missile defences on nuclear deterrence and arms control. should the us deploy ballistic-missile defences? the arguments for and against are becoming increasingly polarised. this paper offers what is currently lacking in the debate: a quantitative analysis of how well defences would have to work to meet specific security objectives, and what level of defence might upset strategic stability. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling.…