Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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Nuclear weapons, the means of producing them, and their potential use play significant roles in international relations and homeland security. Throughout its history, RAND has provided detailed analyses and recommendations for defense planners and helped policymakers make informed national security decisions with regard to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the nuclear activities of India, Pakistan, China, North Korea, Iran, and other nations.

Research conducted by: RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Project AIR FORCE

Research Briefs (6)

Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries: How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be? — Jul 18, 2008

This research brief describes a study of nuclear-armed regional adversaries, which suggests that U.S. policymakers and commanders will want to field improved capabilities that can prevent (rather than deter) an enemy's use of nuclear weapons.

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo, Al Quaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor — Nov 25, 2005

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Future Strategy and Force Posture — Dec 31, 2003

This document has been superseded.

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Future Strategy and Force Posture — Dec 31, 2003

RAND Project AIR FORCE examined strategies and force postures that the United States could adopt to make the most effective use of its nuclear forces in an uncertain world.

India's Emerging Nuclear Posture — Dec 31, 2000

The truth about India's strategic environment, nuclear capabilities, and evolving doctrinal preferences, as well as the technological and organizational tasks facing New Delhi, is far more complex than is commonly acknowledged.

Regional Deterrence: The Nuclear Dimension — Dec 31, 1994

How best to deter nuclear threats by regional states is, thus, an important question for U.S. national security strategy.

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