| On War |
Bush Doctrine (post 9-11)
Preventive War
National Security Strategy (NSS 2002)
Nuclear Weapons as Central to Defense
Nuclear Posture Review Foreword by Secretary of Defense Donald Rusmfeld
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| On Deterrence |
New Strategic Triad
- Nuclear and precision non-nuclear
strike forces
- Passive and active defenses
- Revitalized defense infrastructure
Tailored Deterrence
- 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Report, pdf = “QDR”
- Adapts deterrence to various groups and situations
- Need to prove US credibility
- Weapons Modernization (RRW 2004)
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| On Disarmament |
Strategic
Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT) replaces Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START) |
| Treaties signed/ratified; Legislation passed |
1990 Threshold Test Ban Treaty,
1990 Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNET),
1992 Lisbon protocol
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