Nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation no longer enjoy the broad support they once did during the Cold War. Academics and security experts now question the ability of either to cope or check nuclear rogue states or terrorists. On the one hand, America's closest allies--e.g., Japan and South Korea--believe American nuclear security guarantees are critical to their survival. If the United States is unwilling to provide Tokyo or Seoul with the assurance they believe they need, would it then not make sense for them to acquire nuclear forces of their own? On the other hand, with more nuclear-armed states and an increased willingness to use them, how likely is it that nuclear deterrence will work? This volume investigates these questions and results in a rich debate that goes beyond current scholarship to challenge the very basis of prevailing nonproliferation and security policies.

Audience: Political scientists, international relations scholars, defense planning strategists, military leaders, foreign policy advocates, and foreign interest leaders may find this resource about nuclear security helpful towards the goal to foster deterrence.Military science, global communications, public administration, and international affairs students enrolled in degree programs may find this text useful for research about nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation discussions.

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About the Author: ABOUT THE EDITOR:

HENRY D. SOKOLSKI is the Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC). He previously served as Deputy for Nonproliferation Policy in the Department of Defense, and has worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Office of Net Assessment, as a consultant to the National Intelligence Council, and as a member of the Central Intelligence Agency's Senior Advisory Group. In the U.S. Senate, Mr. Sokolski served as a special assistant on nuclear energy matters to Senator Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), and as a legislative military aide to Dan Quayle (R-IN). He was appointed by Congress to serve on both the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism in 2008, and the Deutch WMD Proliferation Commission in 1999. Mr. Sokolski has authored and edited a number of works on proliferation, including Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future (Strategic Studies Institute, 2016), Best of Intentions: America's Campaign Against Strategic Weapons Proliferation (Praeger, 2001), and Moving Beyond Pretense: Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation (Strategic Studies Institute, 2014).