Toward an Integrated Strategic Deterrent

Authors

Paul I. Bernstein, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

This chapter explores the need for greater integration across the strategic forces toolkit as a means to strengthen deterrence and defense, the opportunities that exist to advance this goal, and obstacles that must be overcome to ensure progress. The chapter begins by framing the integration challenge broadly and as an aspiration over time that must nonetheless inform current thinking and planning. It then examines two current initiatives that address more discrete, near-term integration challenges: offense-defense integration for missile defeat, and conventional-nuclear integration to support regional deterrence strategies. It closes with a brief discussion of organizational approaches that could accelerate the integration process.

Document Type

Book Chapter

Topic(s)

Nuclear Deterrence and Escalation

Publication Date

10-2020

Publisher

Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

City

Livermore, CA

ISBN

978-1-952565-06-9

Keywords

deterrence, deterrence strategies, offense-defense integration, conventional-nuclear integration

Recommended Citation

Bernstein, Paul I., "Toward an Integrated Strategic Deterrent" (2020). Books and Book Chapters. 16.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/wmdcenter-books/16