Volume 11 Issue 3 - Fall 2017 Published Aug. 28, 2017 Strategic Studies Quarterly, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL Policy Forum An Interview with General John E. Hyten, Commander, USSTRATCOM "Regarding the NPR, I am confident we will end up with a very strong approach to nuclear deterrence, which will include modernization of our forces." A Nuclear Review for a New Age Keith B. Payne, John S. Foster Jr., and Gary L. Geipel US nuclear policy must shift away from a focus on progressive reductions and limitations for nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament purposes toward deterrence of enemies, the assurance of allies, and the limitation of damage in the event deterrence fails. The Long-Range Standoff Weapon and the 2017 Nuclear Posture Review Adam B. Lowther It is time to make a full-throated defense of nuclear modernization and use the NPR to make the case for the long-range standoff cruise missile Missile Defense and the Nuclear Posture Review Thomas Karako Missile defenses support deterrence rather than undermine it. They improve crisis stability, raise the threshold for aggression, buy time and create otherwise unavailable options for decision-makers. Nuclear Modernization: Best Bang for Our Bucks Michaela Dodge As US delivery platforms reach the end of their service lives and nuclear warheads age, programs to modernize and sustain them face a number of challenges. The NPR offers a unique opportunity to reexamine the challenges. Feature Article Best Options for the Nuclear Posture Review Anna Péczeli It is essential for the Trump administration to follow its predecessor, and live up to US obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by recommitting to global zero as a long term goal. Perspectives Nuclear Arms Control: A Nuclear Posture Review Opportunity Stephen J. Cimbala US nuclear posture includes national priorities for nuclear arms control. One important issue for the Trump administration is the possibility of extending or revising the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Nuclear Weapons and Political Behavior James Wood Forsyth Jr. The slow, steady spread of nuclear weapons is likely to continue. However, upgrading systems today need not equate to an increase in aggregate numbers. The United States would do well to keep its nuclear arsenal relatively small. Book Reviews Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy By: Todd S. Sechser and Matthew Fuhrman Reviewed by: Joe Petrucelli Arms and Influence: U.S. Technology Innovations and the Evolution of International Security Norms By: Jeffrey S. Lantis Reviewed by: Lt Col Mark T. Peters, USAF Against the Tide By: Rear Adm Dave Oliver, USN, Retired Reviewed by: Maj Walter J. Darnell III, USAF Intercept 1961: The Birth of Soviet Missile Defense By: Mike Gruntman Reviewed by: Lt Col Jasin Cooley, USAF Strategy & Defence Planning: Meeting the Challenge of Uncertainty By: Colin S. Gray Reviewed by: Lt Col Mark Peters, USAF US Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy: The Evolution of an Incidental Superpower By: Mackubin Thomas Owens, Nikolas Gvosdev, and Derek Reveron Reviewed by: LTC Kurt P. VanderSteen, USA, Retired Download Full Edition
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