Nuclear deposturing and US public opinion. Master's thesis
USSTRATCOM is currently developing a rational framework for evaluating deposturing alternatives that range from distancing the 'nuclear football' from the President to storing land-based ICBM's away from their soils. One of the areas that may be considered by USSTRATCOM when evaluating these alternatives is the political feasibility of implementing different alternatives. An important determinant of this political feasibility is domestic public opinion, as it can encourage or constrain the actions of the elected officials who are directly accountable to the people. This Policy Analysis Exercise helps USSTRATCOM take public opinion into account in the analysis by considering the views that U.S. citizens hold on defense issues and recommending how these views should be included in the evaluation of different deposturing measures.
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7020553
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-282124/7/XAB; AFIT/CI/CIA-94-034
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Master's thesis
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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