Reductions Without Regret: Avoiding Box Canyons, Roach Motels and Wrong Turns

By U.S. Department of Energy

Three factors are now shaping the evolution of the U.S. nuclear force: (1) the pursuit of nuclear-weapon reductions below current levels for all weapon types - strategic and non-strategic, deployed and non-deployed; (2) modernization of a nuclear force developed during the Cold War and shaped by Cold-War politics and post-Cold-War expectations; and (3) diversification of nuclear deterrence from the bilateral Cold War standoff to a bi-level global-regional model. This third factor was implicitly acknowledged in the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Report, which numbers among its objectives- Maintaining strategic deterrence and stability, and- Strengthening regional deterrence and the assurance of our allies and partners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503040143
• ISBN13: 9781503040144
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"