Analytic research on strategic, tactical and doctrinal military concepts: the concept of stability. Final report 1 May-19 Dec 79

Technical Report · Fri Oct 03 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6519128

Hammerman, G

This report distinguishes between international political stability and strategic nuclear stability, providing a concise history of each concept. It then defines the following subcategories of strategic nuclear stability: deterrence stability, crisis stability, arms race stability, and escalation stability. The development of what is termed orthodox nuclear strategic doctrine, which holds that stability depends upon both nuclear superpowers' having invulnerable retaliatory forces and vulnerable societies, is traced from its beginnings about 1960 to the present. The role of stability, in the 1960s and 1970s, as the key link between arms control policy and weapons acquisition policy is identified and discussed. Alternative approaches to stability, including Soviet views, are summarized. An extensive, fully annotated bibliography is included.

• Research Organization: Dupuy (T.N.) Associates, Inc., Dunn Loring, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6519128
• Report Number(s): AD-A-120061/7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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