NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

In: COMPARATIVE STRATEGY, Band 3, Heft 1

Abstract

US ANTIPROLIFERATION POLICY HAS BEEN PREOCCUPIED WITH NARROWER TECHNICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SENSITIVE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AT THE EXPENSE OF BROADER POLITICAL AND SECURITY INCENTIVES. PUBLIC DEBATE AND US POLICIES CONTINUE TO IGNORE LONG RUN STRATEGIES TO RESTRAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION. WHEN VIEWED AS A MILITARY PLANNING PROBLEM, POLICY MUST PREPARE TO COPE WITH NEW THREATS.