Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsNuclear 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 keywordsTheoretical 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