,Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries : How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be?

Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries : How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be?


 

Publication Date: January 2008

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Author(s): David Ochmanek; Lowell H. Schwartz

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Type: Brief

Abstract:

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.