Tag: Nuclear Strategy
Israel’s nuclear doctrine, ambiguity versus openness after Iran’s aggression
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
“For by Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.”
Proverbs 24,6
Israel's nuclear posture remains “deliberately ambiguous.” In the past, this stance appears to have been sensible,...
Nuclear Decision-Making And Covid19 Impairments: Existential Perils Of The Trump Presidency
“In a surrealist year….some cool clown pressed an inedible mushroom button, and an inaudible Sunday bomb fell down, catching the president at his prayers on the 19th green.”–Lawrence Ferlinghetti, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958)
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United States Nuclear Strategy: Deterrence, Escalation and War
War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied.
--Sun Tzu, The Art of...