William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter, two of the world's foremost defense authorities, draw on their experience as leaders of the U.S. Defense Department to propose a new American security strategy for the twenty-first century. After a century in which aggression had to be defeated in two world wars and then deterred through a prolonged cold war, the authors argue for a strategy centered on prevention. Now that the cold war is over, it is necessary to rethink the risks to U.S. security. The A list--threats to U.S. survival--is empty today. The B list--the two major regional contingencies...
William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter, two of the world's foremost defense authorities, draw on their experience as leaders of the U.S. Defense Dep...
Ashton B. Carter Charles A. Zraket John D. Steinbruner
During four decades of experience with nuclear weapons, public awareness and discussion have focused on their basic properties and capabilitiesthe explosive power they contain, the technical capabilities of the missiles and aircraft that carry them, the size of the Soviet and American arsenals, and the magnitude of destruction those arsenals could accomplish. Yet little attention has been paid to the technologies, procedures, and organizational arrangements used to manage and control nuclear forces. Many assert the importance of command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I), but...
During four decades of experience with nuclear weapons, public awareness and discussion have focused on their basic properties and capabilitiesthe exp...
Ashton B. Carter William J. Perry John D. Steinbruner
With the world dramatically transformed, the issue of co-operative security will be an important focus of political debate. In this paper, the authors examine how principles of co-operative security could be applied to problems of controlling weapons proliferation.
With the world dramatically transformed, the issue of co-operative security will be an important focus of political debate. In this paper, the authors...
