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Deterrence and Influence Navys Role
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Deterrence is one of the primary mechanisms of war prevention, and the rise of a new breed of security challenges since the end of the Cold War requires updated deterrence strategies that combine both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, and are designed to influence actors at the earliest phases of the conflict spectrum. Our objective is to analyze how U.S. non-nuclear capabilities can be used to deter conventional aggression, and to examine the role of maritime power in preventing conventional conflicts.
Deterrence and Influence Navys Role Deterrence and Influence: The Navy’s Role in Preventing War Deterrence is one of the primary mechanisms of war prevention, and the rise of a new breed of security challenges since the end of the Cold War requires updated deterrence strategies that combine both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, and are designed to influence actors at the earliest phases ... contributions to deterrence. OPNAV N51 (Director, Strategy and Policy Division) asked CNA to identify and analyze how maritime capabilities, assets, and operations contribute to conventional deterrence
PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence
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Military technology innovations have bred PRC and PLA concerns as to the sustainability of China’s approach to strategic deterrence, recent writings suggest.
PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence Military technology innovations have bred PRC and PLA concerns as to the sustainability of China’s approach to strategic deterrence, recent writings suggest. Background This paper examines recent writings from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in order to highlight major themes and evolution in concepts of deterrence, strategic stability, and escalation control, particularly between 2017 and 2022. PRC writings during this period display growing concern that innovations
State Policy of Russia toward Nuclear Deterrence
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In 2020, the Russian Federation released its “Foundations of State Policy” regarding nuclear deterrence. CNA has produced an informal English translation.
State Policy of Russia toward Nuclear Deterrence Foundations of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Area of Nuclear Deterrence In 2020, the Russian Federation released its “Foundations of State Policy” regarding nuclear deterrence. CNA has produced an informal English translation. I. General provisions These Foundations are a strategic planning document in the field of assuring defense and reflect official views on the essence of nuclear deterrence, define military dangers and threats for the neutralization of which nuclear deterrence is carried out, the principles of nuclear
Nuclear Research
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: Deterrence, Escalation, and the Threat of Nuclear War in 1969 /reports/2010/sino-soviet-border-conflict The Sino-Soviet Border Conflict: Deterrence, Escalation, and the Threat of Nuclear War in 1969 blank The Israeli “Nuclear Alert” of 1973: Deterrence and Signaling in Crisis /reports/2013/israeli-nuclear-alert-of-1973 The Israeli “Nuclear Alert” of 1973: Deterrence and Signaling in Crisis blank Deterrence and Influence: The Navy’s Role in Preventing War /reports/2009/deterrence-and-influence-navys-role Deterrence and Influence: The Navy’s Role in Preventing War blank report Great Power
Subnational-Deterrence-An-Information-Campaign-to-Reduce-Risks-of-a-Nuclear-NK
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A campaign of information and influence by the US and South Korea could deter key North Korean personnel, reducing risks of conflict or use of nuclear weapons.
Subnational-Deterrence-An-Information-Campaign-to-Reduce-Risks-of-a-Nuclear-NK Subnational Deterrence: An Information Campaign to Reduce Risks of a Nuclear North Korea A campaign of information ... approaches to help overcome those challenges. This report assesses the likely effects of ongoing rapid changes in the threat environment on deterrence and the ability of the combined maritime and joint forces to successfully accomplish their wartime missions. It then introduces an alternative, non-kinetic approach termed subregime deterrence  (referred to as subnational deterrence in the previous
Tom Woodmansee
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to conduct training on strategic planning for the 93 US Attorneys’ offices. Woodmansee has conducted over 100 presentations on prolific violent offender and deterrence approaches. Prior to joining CNA ... , investigative functions background investigations (with the FBI), and focused deterrence. Tom Woodmansee Principal Advisor Featured Squares white Explore more
Deter Compel and Reassure
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This paper provides some perspectives on the role of naval forces in deterrence, compulsion, and reassurance in the post-Cold War era. In addition to a brief overview of some of the theoretical issues sur­rounding deterrence, this paper focuses on some concrete examples of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps actions in response to or amidst international crises over the past 40 years.
Deter Compel and Reassure To Deter, Compel, and Reassure in International Crises: The Role of U.S. Naval Forces This paper provides some perspectives on the role of naval forces in deterrence, compulsion, and reassurance in the post-Cold War era. In addition to a brief overview of some of the theoretical issues sur­rounding deterrence, this paper focuses on some concrete examples of U.S. Navy ... defense policy are open to questioning. In the Cold War, deterrence was perhaps the key con­cept. The thinking about deterrence-both theoretical and policy­ related consideration-focused on nuclear
Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Debates
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This report offers an overview of the main debates in Russian military thought on deterrence and escalation management in the post-Cold War period, based on authoritative publications. It explores discussions by Russian military analysts and strategists on “regional nuclear deterrence,” namely the structure of a two-level deterrence system (regional and global); debates on “nonnuclear deterrence” and the role of strategic conventional weapons in escalation management; as well as writings on the evolution of damage concepts toward ones that reflect damage that is tailored to the adversary. Russian military thinking on damage informs the broader discourse on ways and means to shift an opponent’s calculus in an escalating conflict. The report concludes with summaries of recent articles that reflect ongoing discourse on the evolution of Russia’s strategic deterrence system and key trends in Russian military thought on escalation management.
in Russian military thought on deterrence and escalation management in the post-Cold War period, based on authoritative publications. It explores discussions by Russian military analysts and strategists on “regional nuclear deterrence,” namely the structure of a two-level deterrence system (regional and global); debates on “nonnuclear deterrence” and the role of strategic conventional weapons ... strategic deterrence system and key trends in Russian military thought on escalation management. The Russian military’s views on escalation management are a subject of considerable interest, and debate
What Happened at the Biden-Yoon Summit?
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Brian Waidelich examines the US and South Korea’s “Washington Declaration,” and what it means for strategic deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
What Happened at the Biden-Yoon Summit? Brian Waidelich examines the US and South Korea’s “Washington Declaration,” and what it means for strategic deterrence on the Korean Peninsula. /images ... of the US and South Korea had clear motivations to send strong signals of deterrence and assurance during the state visit. Standing together on the White House lawn, Biden and Yoon released two joint ... to enhance extended deterrence. Several of these measures addressed ways in which Washington would bring Seoul into the fold on nuclear deterrence against Pyongyang, primarily by increasing
Stephanie Stapleton
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Stephanie Stapleton is a CNA nuclear policy specialist.
Stapleton-Stephanie Stephanie Stapleton is a CNA nuclear policy specialist. /images/Experts/Stapleton-Stephanie.jpg Stephanie Stapleton is a nuclear policy specialist. Her research topics include strategic deterrence and competition, multipolarity, nuclear arms control and risk reduction, and US nuclear policy. Prior to joining CNA, she was the managing editor of the academic journal Peacebuilding and Development and taught at Georgia Highlands College. Stapleton is a PhD candidate completing her degree in international conflict management at Kennesaw State University. She holds a Master