Long-range planning perspectives on nuclear war at sea
Subtitle: naval nuclear crisis management
By: by Kerry M. Kartchner
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of National Security Affairs
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: CRISIS MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR WARFARE; NAVAL PLANNING; NAVAL WARFARE
Other titles: NPS-56-88-032.
Description: This report presents a conceptual discussion of the implications of maritime nuclear weapons      for crisis management, and discusses the following themes: 1) strategic nuclear weapons have      played significant crisis control and termination functions in the past; 2) current U.S. Navy      maritime theater nuclear warfare capabilities, by virtue of their dispersal throughout the fleet,      are very likely to be involved either directly or indirectly in future crisis responses by naval      forces; 3) crisis response is a key feature of the Maritime Strategy's plan for deterring war      and controlling escalation; and 4) maritime theater nuclear capabilities may both enhance and      impede naval crisis management objectives. Keywords: Theater level operations; Military      strategy; Deterrence; Naval planning; Military doctrine; Military nuclear forces deployment;      Naval nuclear warfare theater; Crisis management; Maritime strategy; Tactical nuclear      weapons. (edc)
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-56-88-032."

"September 1988."

AD A212 647.

Includes bibliographical references.

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