Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the author namesPolitical Rhetoric or Policy Shift: A Contextual Analysis of the Pivot to AsiaLucas Bittick, Timothy SandsSociety lays witness to the rise and fall of civilizations throughout history. Following a proud past, in recent times China has suffered low-years whose fall was precipitated by experiments in poor governance exacerbated by relatively better-governed states leveraging Chinese weakness to their own benefit. In the century, China has abandoned failed governance schemes and is again on the rise in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 17 Aug 2019 · 7,759 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesNuclear Posture Review: Kahn Vs. Schelling…and PerryTimothy Sands, Harold Camacho, Richard MihalikThe 2018 American Nuclear Posture Review includes a revived emphasis on deployed, low-yield nuclear options to reserve credible deterrence against countries that have transmitted beliefs the U.S. would not respond to employment of non-strategic nuclear weapons, since there is a mistaken perception that the U.S. could only respond with high-yield strategic weapons, which would be deemed unacceptable. An important question … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 30 Apr 2018 · 9,275 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesTheoretical Context of the Nuclear Posture ReviewTimothy Sands, Richard Mihalik, Harold CamachoThe very recently published 2018 American Nuclear Posture Review hails the revived emphasis on deployed, low-yield nuclear options to reserve credible deterrence against countries that have transmitted beliefs the U.S. would not respond to employment of non-strategic nuclear weapons, since there is a mistaken perception that the U.S. could only respond with high-yield strategic weapons, which would be deemed unacceptable. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 30 Mar 2018 · 8,076 accessesView PDFCite