Strategy, Nuclear, Engineering, National & International Security, Military, Political Science, Military Sciences 

The Naivete of arguing that the US is the only superpower in the post-cold war world- and has nothing to fear from any other political actor- has provided a false and dangerous comfort with regards to national security. The reality of such irresponsibility is that there any number of the state and non-state actors that are being ignored or considered too hard to deal with which has the capability to seriously threatened US interest and global well being. Thus it is incumbent on individual powers and the international community to understand and cope with the threats imposed by contemporary chaos. In this special collection, knowledgeable and experienced contributors begin that process.
The intent, in part one, of the anthology is to reexamine the broad the concept of deterrence as it applies to the ‘Russian Bear, Asian Dragons, and 1000 snakes’ and argue the need for a new and broader deterrence policy and strategy that can and will respond to the diverse threats looming on the non-too-distance horizon.
In that context, part two analyzes a series of troubling issues- ‘some possible surprises in our Nuclear Future’, to ‘deterrence and conventional military forces’, to questions of terrorism and information warfare-that make the case for change. Finally, part three provides some strategic-level ideas regarding possible new deterrence policy and strategy .these writings will, hopefully, initiate the process of rethinking both problem and response.
 

This anthology argues that facing the diverse threats in the 'new world disorder' requires a new look and new approaches. The requirement is to establish that contemporary deterrence demands replacing the old 'nuclear theology' with new policy and strategy to deal with the myriad state, non-state, and trans-national nuclear and non-nuclear menaces that have heretofore been ignored or wished away. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS
PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE FOR A DISCUSSION OF DEFERENCE
Reopening the deterrence debate: thinking about
a peaceful and prosperous tomorrow Michael p. c. Carns …………...........…..p. 7
Deterrence and the nature of strategy Colin S. Gray ………………............……p. 17
PART TWO: RETHINKING PROBLEMS AND RESPONSES
Ten reasons why nuclear deterrence could fail: the case
for reassessing US Nuclear policies and plans John M. Weinstein …….........p. 29
Some possible surprise in our nuclear future George H. Quester ……….......p. 38
The role of nuclear weapons in US Deterrence policy Robert g. Joseph..…..p. 52
Deterrence and Conventional Military Forces Gary L. Guertner ………….....…P. 60
Terrorism in the 21st century: reassessing the emerging
threat Daniel s. gressang IV ………………………………………………....................…P. 72
Countering Trumatic Attacks Richard Danzig …………………….............…………P. 98
PART THREE: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
Deterrence and Competitive Strategies: A New Look At
an Old Concept Robert H. Dorff and Joseph R. Cerami …………………….........P. 109
The Challenge of Preventive Diplomacy and Deterrence In
The Global Security Environment Edwin G. Corr and Max G. Manwaring ...P. 124