Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation in the Twenty-First Century

STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State University (Delaware County) and has contributed to the literature on international security, defense studies, and nuclear arms control for more than twenty years. He serves on the editorial board of various professional journals and as a consultant to the U.S. government on arms control. He is the author or editor of 18 earlier Greenwood Press or Praeger Publishers titles, including, most recently, The Past and Future of Nuclear Deterrence.

• Introduction Relating Nuclear Weapons to American Power by George H. Quester Rethinking Deterrence: A New Logic to Meet 21st Century Challenges by Lewis A. Dunn Post-Cold War Nuclear Scenarios: Implications for a New Strategic Calculus by James Scouras Russian-American Nuclear Stability Issues: Opportunities and Risks in the 21st Century by Frederic S. Nyland Proliferation and Pragmatism: Nonproliferation Policy for the Twenty-first Century by William C. Martel Triage of Triads: Does the U.S. Really Need Three Strategic Retaliatory Forces? by Stephen J. Cimbala Conclusion by Stephen J. Cimbala