Strategies of Counterproliferation | Defeating, Deterring and Disarming Rogue States Armed with Weapons of Mass Destruction

Stephan Fruehling

ISBN 10: 3838315286 / ISBN 13: 9783838315287

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Strategies of Counterproliferation | Defeating, Deterring and Disarming Rogue States Armed with Weapons of Mass Destruction | Stephan Fruehling | Taschenbuch | 148 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838315287 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strategies of Counterproliferation | Defeating, Deterring and Disarming Rogue States Armed with Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838315286
• ISBN 13: 9783838315287
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 10D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 238 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons is a major challenge to U.S. defense and foreign policy. Counterproliferation strategies deny rogue states strategic benefit from the possession of weapons of mass destruction, and will become increasingly important for U.S. policymakers in regional conflicts. They include the ability of U.S. troops to fight and win with limited casualties against enemies using weapons of mass destruction, the deterrence of their use in war and peace, and anticipatory self-defense through the destruction of weapons stockpiles and production facilities. While the U.S. military requires new technical capabilities in these respects, there will always remain distinct technical, operational, legal and political limits to each of these strategies. Based on research undertaken at Missouri State University in 2003, this monograph provides the interested reader a thorough introduction to the advantages and disadvantages of each component strategy, and will be useful reading for anyone seeking a better understanding of the challenges that face the United States in regional conflicts.

About the Author

Dr Stephan Frühling is a lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, and Managing Editor of the journal 'Security Challenges'. His primary areas of research and publication include Australian defense planning, strategic theory, ballistic missile defense, and nuclear strategy.