The Need for a Strong Science and Technology Program in the Nuclear Weapons Complex for the 21st Century
Description:
In this paper I argue for the need for a strong Science and Technology program in the Nuclear Weapons Complex as the basis for maintaining a credible deterrence capability. The current Nuclear Posture Review establishes a New Triad as the basis for the United States deterrence strategy in a changing security environment. A predictive science capability is at the core of a credible National Nuclear Weapons program in the 21st Century. In absence of nuclear testing, the certification of our curre…
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Date:
January 6, 2010
Creator:
Garaizar, X
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department