Defense without aggression
- Rocky Mountain Institute, Snowmass, CO (USA)
In introducing this group of articles on nonoffensive defense the author notes that the prospect of nuclear disarmament in Europe is boosting ideas, which have been around for a decade, from theory to politics. This special section of articles looks at an emerging theory that may reduce reliance on nuclear weapons by bringing stability to the conventional standoff in central Europe. The idea is to rearrange conventional forces so that they can defend but not attack. Under such monikers as nonoffensive defense (the main term used in these articles), nonprovocative defense, defensive defense, reasonable sufficiency, and mutual defensive superiority, these proposals suggest that nations can restructure weapons, personnel, and strategy to assure their own military security without posing a threat to other nations. 5 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6726847
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (USA), Vol. 44:7; ISSN 0096-5243
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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