United States Nuclear Deterrence Posture for the 21st Century
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2017-04
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This capstone memorandum explores the potential for significant nuclear threats across the globe to emerge in the 21st century. The current Trump Administration is currently faced with a number of volatile nuclear environments particularly in North Korea as well as Russia and their recent geo-political encroachments in Eastern Europe. Looking at nearly 50 years of DoD nuclear policy planning, this Capstone investigates current opportunities for further nuclear modernization and investments to current legs of the nuclear triad that have the potential to deter future nuclear escalation.
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Nuclear, Modernization, New START, Russia