The future of extended deterrence : the United States, NATO, and beyond /

The future of extended deterrence : the United States, NATO, and beyond /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (xv, 259 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Security, International.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Nuclear weapons.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Ballistic missile defenses.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Nuclear weapons.
Security, International.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11755319
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Other authors / contributors:Wenger, Andreas, editor.
Von Hlatky, Stéfanie, 1982- editor.
ISBN:9781626162662
1626162662
9781626162648
9781626162655
1626162654
1626162646
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-249) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This book is about the present and future of US extended deterrence commitments in the NATO alliance. NATO is a mutual security treaty backed by the full range of US and allied military capabilities, and the hope has always been that by extending this military umbrella, especially nuclear weapons, adversaries would be deterred from attacking allied countries. Extended deterrence in NATO has been enormously successful, but today its commitments are strained by military budget cuts, anti-nuclear sentiment, and the US shift away from European security during the 2000s and more recently with the Asia pivot. The resurgence of Russia, however, has at least temporarily reinvigorated NATO and made extended deterrence commitments seem more important but also more risky. This book engages in a cross-sector intellectual exercise, bringing together experts from academia, think tanks and the policy world from the United States, Canada, and Europe to assess the future of US-NATO extended deterrence for regional and international security. The volume also tackles important and controversial debates about the role of nuclear weapons and missile defense, as backbone capabilities in support of extended deterrence.
Other form:Print version: Future of extended deterrence. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2015 9781626162648
Review by Choice Review

Von Hlatky (Queen's Univ., Canada) and Wenger (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) have edited a volume devoted to strategic deterrence practices, NATO's nuclear policies, and missile defense in Europe. The volume is especially useful for highlighting the debates within NATO over these issues. Much of the book centers on the internal discord and absence of meaningful agreements related to these larger strategic issues. Though summit agreements have been reached, nearly ever chapter ends with a call for more diplomatic dialogue, especially related to nuclear policy directions. Hans Kristensen's chapter impressively provides very specific data on the alliance's nuclear capabilities. Oliver Thränert and Kerry Kartchner's chapter similarly offers a detailed portrait of Europe's missile defenses. There is some attention devoted to the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though again the theme is one of uncertainty, as the alliance continues to debate the appropriate political and military response. The volume's contributors range from academics, to think tank researchers, to policy professionals. The book is not intended for introductory or general readers, or even early undergraduates. Suggested for professionals and researchers primarily. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate and research collections. --Ryan C. Hendrickson, Eastern Illinois University

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