NATO’s nuclear deterrence policy and forces
Nov 30, 2023 · Nuclear weapons are a core component of NATO’s overall capabilities for deterrence and defence, alongside conventional and missile defence forces. NATO is committed to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, but as long as nuclear weapons exist, it will remain a nuclear alliance.
Nuclear Deterrence | RAND
Feb 22, 2024 · Nuclear Deterrence. The range of nuclear deterrence strategies includes minimal or "limited" deterrence, massive retaliation with a force greater than that originally used by the aggressor, and mutual assured destruction ("MAD").
DOD Official Outlines U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Strategy
Sep 2, 2020 · The first school of thought is known as simple nuclear deterrence, sometimes referred to as minimum deterrence. The thought is that deterrence is best achieved with a limited number of...
Deterrence theory - Wikipedia
Deterrence theory holds that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking with their nuclear weapons, through the promise of retaliation and possibly mutually assured destruction. Nuclear deterrence can also be applied to an attack by conventional forces.
NATO Review - Nuclear deterrence today
Jun 8, 2020 · For over 70 years, both the national arsenals of the NATO nuclear weapons states – the United States, the United Kingdom and France – and the US nuclear weapons forward deployed in Europe have provided deterrence for the Alliance and reassurance for Allies.
4 Things to Know About the U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Strategy
Apr 1, 2019 · Nuclear deterrence means that when the U.S. has nuclear weapons, it tempers in some fashion the activities of potential adversaries around the globe — helping to ensure those adversaries don’t...
The Value and Limits of Nuclear Deterrence | Proceedings
Nuclear deterrence is not full-spectrum deterrence on the cheap, but rather existential and high-end deterrence at a relatively high cost. Though its role is limited in scope, it is imperative and worth the required investments.
Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century - RAND Corporation
Mar 27, 2012 · Reviews the history of nuclear deterrence and calls for a renewed intellectual effort to address the relevance of the traditional concepts of first strike, escalation, extended deterrence, and other Cold War–era strategies in today's complex world.
Mutual assured destruction (MAD) | Definition, History, & Cold …
Oct 4, 2024 · Mutual assured destruction is the principle of deterrence founded on the notion that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an overwhelming nuclear counterattack such that both the attacker and the defender would be annihilated.
NATO's Nuclear Deterrence Posture Seen as Robust
Jul 19, 2024 · The legacy B-61 nuclear weapons are being replaced by upgraded ones. NATO has reinvigorated its nuclear consultations and planning.