Assesses the rationale and requirements for United States nuclear weapons, and the infrastructure and people that are critical to their sustainment, in the current and future security environment. Promotes greater understanding of the issues and the measures that will be necessary to sustain deterrence in an uncertain future.
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Assesses the rationale and requirements for United States nuclear weapons, and the infrastructure and people that are critical to their sustainment, in the current and future security environment. Promotes greater understanding of the issues and the measures that will be necessary to sustain deterrence in an uncertain future.
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Good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Glued binding. Various paginations (approximately 270 p. ) Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. The National Defense University and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory brought together a group of experts. This Report is the product of their collective efforts, which were based on a shared perception of the need for a greater understanding of the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. national deterrence policy. The participants considered how the United States could both shape and respond to them. A forward-looking paradigm emerged. The core is that nuclear weapons will continue indefinitely to play an indispensable role to deter aggressors and to allow the United States to construct a more stable security environment. The United States needs a nuclear deterrent posture, defined to include forces-in-being; capabilities for weapon system design and production; and the ability to assure the safety and performance of the nuclear stockpile--a challenge in the absence of under-ground testing.
