CONFRONTING EMERGENT NUCLEAR-ARMED REGIONAL ADVERSARIES : PROSPECTS FOR NEUTRALIZATION, STRATEGIES FOR ESCALATION MANAGEMENT

FORREST E. MORGAN,DAVID T. ORLETSKY,RYAN HENRY,ROGER C. MOLANDER,ELY RATNER,ROBERT J. REARDON,HEATHER PETERSON,HARUN DOGO,JESSICA HART,LISA SAUM-MANNING

ISBN 10: 0833089099 / ISBN 13: 9780833089090

Published by RAND Corporation, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CONFRONTING EMERGENT NUCLEAR-ARMED REGIONAL ADVERSARIES : PROSPECTS FOR NEUTRALIZATION, STRATEGIES FOR ESCALATION MANAGEMENT
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833089099
• ISBN 13: 9780833089090
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This report discusses the challenges associated with potential confrontations between the United States and hostile states with small nuclear arsenals. It examines prospects for neutralizing their nuclear capabilities via combinations of offensive and defensive options at varying levels of opponent nuclear development and managing escalation risks in conventional wars with them across a range of scenarios.

About the Author

FORREST E. MORGAN is a policy analyst for the RAND Corporation. A recently retired Air Force officer, he has held such jobs as commander of a space operations detachment, staff officer at Headquarters Air Force Space Command and Headquarters United States Air Force. He is a graduate of the Air Force's prestigious strategy school, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and, after earning a doctorate in policy studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, returned to the SAASS as a member of the faculty.