Future War and Counterproliferation : U.S. Military Responses to NBC Proliferation Threats
BARRY. SCHNEIDER
Bok Engelsk 1999 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 1999.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (246 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 NASTIs: The Threat from Iraq; 2 Other Bullies on Other Blocks; 3 The Counterproliferation Initiative; 4 Deterring Adversary NBC Attacks; 5 Passive Defenses against Chemical and Biological Attacks; 6 Theater Missile Defenses: Key to Future Operations; 7 Offensive Action: A Viable Option?; 8 Principles of War for the WMD Battlefield; 9 Defeating the Enemy's Military Strategy; Index. - The United States faces a small number of rogue states that either have or are working to acquire weapons of mass destruction. These NASTIs, or NBC-Arming Sponsors of Terrorism and Intervention, include such states as North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Syria. U.S. nonproliferation programs and policies have helped to keep this number small, but U.S. and allied counterproliferation programs are essential to reduce the danger. It is up to deterrence, active defenses, passive defenses, decontamination, and counterforce to turn enemy weapons of mass destruction into instruments of limited destruc
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| ISBN | 0275962784
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