![]() ![]() ![]() And this motivates Russia to intensify its strategy of influence in Central and Eastern Europe. This forces Poland to rethink the issue of nuclear deterrence. It was also a reminder of the 2016 Warsaw Declaration in which NATO leaders stated that “the fundamental purpose of NATO’s nuclear capability is to preserve peace, prevent coercion, and deter aggression.”ĭuring the latest debate, German security experts have described the domino effect of the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Germany. “Will Germany bear this responsibility, or will it sit back and simply enjoy the economic benefits of security provided by its other Allies?” the statement read. Richard Grenell, US Ambassador to Germany, accused the German government of not doing its part for NATO’s policy of nuclear deterrence, and the US Embassy issued a statement reminding Berlin that it had pledged to contribute to NATO capabilities and suggesting that “if Germany seeks to be a true power for peace, now is the time for solidarity”. Foreign minister Heiko Maas has hit back, but other Socialist politicians intend to question Germany’s role in NATO’s nuclear strategy. Germany should “exclude the stationing of US nuclear weapons in the future,” Rolf Mützenich, the leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) in the Bundestag, has demanded. nuclear force indefinitely into the future.SPD leadership reignites German debate on US nuclear weapons Roberts' book is a thorough and carefully argued case for maintaining a robust U.S. It provides an important contribution to understanding how government policy and programs actually have been constructed. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, covers the nuts and bolts of the nuclear issue. "Arms control wonks willing to have their assumptions and policy preferences challenged would benefit from reading this book" "This book is an excellent contribution to the debate on the future role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in American foreign policy rightly argues that the USA cannot ignore North Korea's, Russia's and China's 'red theories of victory' and his book is an invaluable source that helps to understand them." Linton Brooks, Former Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration A must-read for scholars who want to understand and practitioners who need to manage 21st-century nuclear realities." "Brad Roberts brilliantly analyzes today's security landscape, the theories of victory by which nuclear-armed adversaries hope to prevail against a conventionally superior United States, and what America needs to do about it. Thomas Schelling, University of Maryland, College Park This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the new complexity of nuclear strategy and defense strategy more generally." Brad Roberts's new book, The Case for Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, can bring you up to date, as it did me. "As an 'intellectual veteran' of the Cold War, I'm amazed at how much harder it is to comprehend the nuclear weapons issues of this new century. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research, Paris Many Americans and Europeans need a nuclear reality check, and Brad Roberts has just offered it." This lucid and original analysis of the deterrence landscape is just what we need to counter the misplaced hopes of 'urgent abolition' and the fallacies of the 'irrelevance of nuclear weapons'. "Brad Roberts combines analytical skills and government experience to illuminate the nuclear choices of the 21st century. The book ultimately argues in favor of patience and persistence in the implementation of a balanced approach to nuclear strategy that encompasses political efforts to reduce nuclear dangers along with military efforts to deter them. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm further would be harmful to its interests and those of its allies. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. nuclear policy and posture.ĭrawing on the author's experience in the making and implementation of U.S. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many grounds-including historical, political, and moral. This book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. ![]()
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