| ID | 090521 |
| Title Proper | Framing strategic deterrence |
| Other Title Information | old certainties, new ambiguities |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Freedman, Lawrence |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the cold war deterrence worked better in practice than in theory. IT became an article of faith that great power war was virtually unthinkable because of the consequences, yet this conclusion was reached without ever working through the scenarios. Today, in a world of shrinking great power arsenals and proliferation small arsenals, we may now be moving away from the models which serves us will during the cold war. Lawrence Freedman interrogates the assumptions which underpinned strategic deterrence and casts an eye on a more ambiguous nuclear future |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 154, No. 4; Aug 2009: p46-50 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 154, No. 4; Aug 2009: p46-50 |
| Key Words | Strategic Deterrence ; Communication ; Credibility |