Nuclear Games: A Tool for Examining Nuclear Stability in a Proliferated Setting


 

Publication Date: March 2008

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Baker Spring

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: National security; game theory; weapons development; Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Type: Speech

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The United States can address the threat posed by nuclear proliferation and start taking steps to reverse a disturbing trend. "Nuclear game" exercises showed that the more widespread the presence of defenses, the lower the propensity to ready nuclear arms and fire shots with these arms.