Alternative futures in U.S. nuclear strategy
dc.contributor.advisor | Laurance, Edward John | |
dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Jerry Randall | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-23T22:07:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-01-23T22:07:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26854 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the future of United States nuclear strategy from the alternative futures/scenarios methodological approach. It begins by tracing the evolution of U.S. declaratory strategic policy from the end of World War II to the present. Specifically, it focuses on those particular environmental threats, constraints, and resources that were fundamental to the development of a nuclear strategy for each time period. The same kind of analysis is used to examine four alternative future security environments. Specific nuclear strategies are then developed for each alternative world scenar io . The U.S. Navy's Maritime Strategy, especially the nuclear component, is presented as an example of the strategy development process. Finally, the process of strategic planning in the military and long-range planning in general are discussed. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/alternativefutur00ande | |
dc.format.extent | 139 p. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.title | Alternative futures in U.S. nuclear strategy | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Tritten, James John | |
dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School | |
dc.contributor.school | Naval Postgraduate School | |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs (NSA) | |
dc.subject.author | U.S. Nuclear Strategy | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Strategic Planning | en_US |
dc.subject.author | The Maritime Strategy | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Long- Range Military Planning | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Alternative Futures and Scenarios Methodology | en_US |
dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | M.A. in National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | National Security Affairs | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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