Accession Number:

AD1018430

Title:

Back to the Future: A Nuclear-Focused USSTRATCOM

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air Command and Staff College Maxwell Air Force Base United States

Personal Author(s):

• Koory,Thomas A.

Report Date:

2010-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

Nuclear weapons, due to their awesome destructive power, are special weapons which demand special attention and focused stewardship. They still represent the greatest potential threat to our way of life, yet are important guarantors of our security. Deterrence remains their primary function. To deter effectively, they must represent a credible and capable threat with a high degree of survivability against a preemptive attack.

Descriptors:

• nuclear weapons
• weapons of mass destruction
• arms control
• united states strategic command
• national security
• arms control treaties
• nuclear materials
• task forces deterrence
• nuclear proliferation

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE