It's time to jettison Nuclear Posture Reviews

Nuclear Posture Reviews have served a useful purpose but their moment has passed. The existing architecture of Pentagon policy and posture reviews has failed to deliver the needed responses to the new strategic environment. A different approach is needed, one that embeds decisions about nuclear poli...

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Published in:Bulletin of the atomic scientists 2020-01, Vol.76 (1), p.31-36
Main Author: Roberts, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
deterrence
escalation
new strategic environment
Nuclear posture review
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Summary:Nuclear Posture Reviews have served a useful purpose but their moment has passed. The existing architecture of Pentagon policy and posture reviews has failed to deliver the needed responses to the new strategic environment. A different approach is needed, one that embeds decisions about nuclear policy and posture in a coherent defense strategy that integrates rather than disaggregates the tools of influence. It must also embed those decisions in a realistic appraisal of the goals of US strategic policy, as legacy approaches have come to a series of dead-ends.
ISSN:0096-3402
1938-3282
DOI:10.1080/00963402.2019.1701282