Tactical nuclear weapons
Do they have a role in U.S. military strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11222296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmett E Stobbs (Defense Threat Reduction Agency, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-209 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Strategy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01495939408402973 |
| OpenAlex | W2052009295 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This article reviews the purpose and role that tactical nuclear weapon systems (TNWS) can provide in supporting the National Military Strategy (NMS), and recommends requirements be determined using a strategy based upon political, economic, and military national interests versus the current target‐based strategy. Tactical nuclear weapons can provide both a force multiplier capability for deterrence and an economy of force enhancement in a warfighting role for continency operations against nuclear‐capable, irrational (or undeterrable) actors
Aeronautics · Computer security · Deterrence theory · Economics · Irrational number · Law and economics · Military strategy · National security · Nuclear strategy · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Politics · Computer Science · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |