Deterrence in the Twenty-first Century

by Manwaring,Max G.

• ISBN13: 9780714651330
• ISBN10: 0714651338
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the 'new world disorder' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old 'nuclear theology' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface	vii
Max G. Manwaring
Introduction	1	(6)
William J. Crowe Jr
PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE FOR A DISCUSSION OF DETERRENCE
Reopening the Deterrence Debate: Thinking about a Peaceful and Prosperous Tomorrow	7	(10)
Michael P.C. Carns
Deterrence and the Nature of Strategy	17	(12)
Colin S. Gray
PART TWO: RETHINKING PROBLEMS AND RESPONSES
Ten Reasons Why Nuclear Deterrence Could Fail: The Case for Reassessing US Nuclear Policies and Plans	29	(9)
John M. Weinstein
Some Possible Surprises in Our Nuclear Future	38	(14)
George H. Quester
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in US Deterrence Policy	52	(8)
Robert G. Joseph
Deterrence and Conventional Military Forces	60	(12)
Gary L. Guertner
Terrorism in the 21st Century: Reassessing the Emerging Threat	72	(26)
Daniel S. Gressang IV
Countering Traumatic Attacks	98	(11)
Richard Danzig
PART THREE: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
Deterrence and Competitive Strategies: A New Look at an Old Concept	109	(15)
Robert H. Dorff
Joseph R. Cerami
The Challenge of Preventive Diplomacy and Deterrence in the Global Security Environment	124	(8)
Edwin G. Corr
Max G. Manwaring
Abstracts	132	(5)
About the Contributors	137	(4)
Index	141