On Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century (Stanford Security Studies)

Synopsis

This Book Argues That A Time May Come When A Nuclear Armed 'rogue State' Decides To Use A Nuclear Weapon Against The United States Or Its Allies. It Reveals That We Are Unprepared For This Type Of Limited Nuclear War And Highlights The Urgent Necessity For Rethinking The Theory, Policy, And Force Posture Appropriate To This Type Of Engagement. Limited War And The Advent Of Nuclear Weapons / Jeffrey A. Larsen -- Neither Total Victory Nor Total Defeat : The Origins Of Limited Nuclear War Theory / Andrew L. Ross -- The United States And Discriminate Nuclear Options In The Cold War / Elbridge Colby -- Post-cold War U.s. Nuclear Strategy / Paul I. Bernstein -- The Emerging Nuclear Landscape And The Risks Of Limited Nuclear War In The 21st Century / Paul I. Bernstein -- Fighting A Nuclear War In The 21st Century : Future Scenarios Of Limited Nuclear Conflict / Thomas G. Mahnken -- Thinking About Escalation To Limited Nuclear War In The 21st Century / Kerry M. Kartchner And Michael Gerson -- Nuclear War In The 21st Century : The End Of The Nuclear Taboo? / George Quester -- Deterrence, Crisis Management And Nuclear War Termination / Schuyler Foerster -- On U.s. Preparedness For Limited Nuclear War In The 21st Century : A Net Assessment / Bruce W. Bennett -- Limited Nuclear Conflict And The 21st Century American Way Of War / James M. Smith -- Limited Nuclear War Reconsidered / James J. Wirtz. Edited By Jeffrey A. Larsen And Kerry M. Kartchner. Stanford Security Studies Includes Bibliographical References And Index.