Project atom : a competitive strategies approach to defining U.S. nuclear strategy and posture for 2025-2050 /

Project Atom is a forward-looking, 'blue-sky' review of U.S. nuclear strategy and posture in a 2025-2050 world in which nuclear weapons are still necessary. The report highlights and addresses the current deficit in national security attention paid to the continued relevance and importance...

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Main Authors: Murdock, Clark (Author), Brannen, Samuel J. (Author), Karako, Thomas (Author), Weaver, Angela (Author), Blechman, Barry (Author), Colby, Elbridge (Author), Payne, Keith B. (Author), Rumbaugh, Russell (Author), Scheber, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
Series:CSIS report.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Project Atom ; Contents ; Executive Summary; Project Atom: A Competitive Strategies Approach to Defining U.S. Nuclear Strategy and Posture for 2025-2050 ; Study Objective; Methodological Approach; Defining the 2025-2050 Security Environment; 2025-2050: The Role or Function of U.S. Nuclear Weapons; 2025-2050: Recommended U.S. Nuclear Strategy; 2025-2050: Recommended U.S. Nuclear Posture; Final Thoughts; Appendix A. Project Atom Participants and Subject Matter Experts ; Appendix B. Project Atom Timelines
  • Appendix C. Protecting U.S. Security by Minimizing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: A New U.S. Nuclear Policy Appendix D.A Nuclear Strategy and Posture for 2030 ; Appendix E. An Adaptable Nuclear Force for the 2030+ Security Environment ; Appendix F. Project Atom Key Points of Comparison ; Appendix G. Characteristics of a Future Nuclear Force: Smaller, Lower, Newer, More Diverse, and More Integrated ; Appendix H. Template and Framing Assumptions for Think Tank Team Papers ; Appendix I. Technological Possibilities for Nuclear Weapons in 2025-2050 ; Appendix J. Adversary Nuclear Strategies: 2030+