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The Role of US Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

The Role of US Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

Paperback

General EducationInternational RelationsWeapons of Mass Destruction

ISBN10: 128833110X
ISBN13: 9781288331109
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 21 2012
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

For over 50 years, US nuclear deterrence strategy protected the United States against Soviet expansionism and dominance. US nuclear weapons provided parity between overwhelming numbers of conventional Soviet forces and far fewer US and NATO forces, Far from being constant, however, US nuclear deterrence policy shifted during those years in response to geostrategic circumstances. The strategies of massive retaliation, flexible response, and mutually assured destruction each accomplished a similar mission - provide a deterrent against massive Soviet attack against the West.

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