The challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries / / David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz.
North Korea's test of a nuclear weapon in 2006 shows that such weapons are within reach of determined regional powers. Thus, defense planners in the United States and elsewhere must begin now to confront the new security challenges posed by nuclear-armed regional adversaries. While U.S. convent...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (79 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | North Korea's test of a nuclear weapon in 2006 shows that such weapons are within reach of determined regional powers. Thus, defense planners in the United States and elsewhere must begin now to confront the new security challenges posed by nuclear-armed regional adversaries. While U.S. conventional and nuclear forces will continue to have deterrent effects on the leaders of regional adversaries such as North Korea and Iran, the dynamics of the deterrent balance vis-?-vis these actors may be quite different from that to which the United States became accustomed during the Cold War. The weaknes |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-61). |
| ISBN: | 1282033107 9786612033100 0833045911 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz. |