failures of deterrence Wolf, Barry M. creator author. Arroyo Center Rand Corporation United States Army. text bibliography cau 1991 monographic eng

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ix, 21 pages ; 28 cm One potential justification for a thin area missile defense is the increasing proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. However, it has been argued that states possessing such weapons would not attack much stronger states such as the United States and the Soviet Union. This Note examines historical instances of attacks by states against much stronger counterparts. A taxonomy of such deterrence failures is formulated and illustrated with examples. Conclusions are drawn about the applicability of various types of deterrence failure to potential attacks by states possessing weapons of mass destruction against stronger states. Barry Wolf. This research "is being carried out by RAND's Army Research Division, the Arroyo Center"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-21). Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Deterrence (Strategy) U162.6 .W65 1991 0833018701 92104330 http://www.rand.org/publications/N/N3261/ http://www.rand.org/publications/N/N3261/ CstmoR 920212 rnd000000000048573