Regional Deterrence
The Nuclear Dimension
This research brief describes work documented in Nuclear Deterrence in a Regional Context (MR-500-A/AF).
Excerpt: The United States, in pursuing its interests over the next decade, may well come into conflict with regional adversaries armed with nuclear weapons. How best to deter nuclear threats by regional states is, thus, an important question for U.S. national security strategy. In a recent RAND report, Nuclear Deterrence in a Regional Context, Dean Wilkening and Kenneth Watman outline an approach to answering this question.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Document Number: RB-24
- Year: 1995
- Series: Research Briefs
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