- "Nuclear strategy involves the development of doctrines and strategies for the production and use of nuclear weapons."
A country's policy on nuclear weapons, including deterrence, nonproliferation, and disarmament.
Nuclear Proliferation: The spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries beyond the original five nuclear-weapon states (US, Russia, China, France, UK).
Deterrence Theory: The concept of deterrence as a policy tool to prevent or discourage potential adversaries from taking certain actions, in this case, using nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Arms Control: The negotiation, implementation, and verification of agreements aimed at reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons.
Strategic Stability: The condition in which nuclear-armed states are deterred from pursuing actions that could lead to a crisis or conflict.
Crisis Management: The process of managing a period of escalating tensions that could potentially lead to war.
Nuclear Modernization: The process of upgrading and improving nuclear forces to meet evolving security threats.
Preemption and Preventive War: The decision-making and legal frameworks that govern the use of military force to prevent an imminent attack.
Nuclear Terrorism: The threat posed by non-state actors seeking to acquire or use nuclear weapons.
Missile Defense: The development and deployment of systems designed to defend against ballistic missile attacks.
Cyber Warfare: The use of computer networks to disrupt, disable, or deceive an adversary's nuclear command and control systems.
Nuclear Risk Reduction: Efforts aimed at reducing the likelihood of nuclear weapons use through confidence-building measures and other forms of crisis communication.
Nonproliferation Regimes: The international agreements and organizations designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and materials.
Deterrence Strategy: A policy that aims to prevent an adversary from attacking by creating the impression that any aggression will result in severe retaliation.
Assured Destruction Strategy: A policy that relies on the threat of massive retaliation to deter an enemy from attacking, regardless of the outcome.
Arms Control Strategy: A policy that seeks to limit the development, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons and delivery systems internationally.
No-First-Use Strategy: A policy that asserts that a country will use nuclear weapons only in response to an enemy's nuclear attack.
First-Use Strategy: A policy that asserts a country's willingness to use nuclear weapons as a first resort in responding to a conventional attack or threat.
Limited Nuclear Options Strategy: A policy that seeks to develop and deploy nuclear weapons that can be used in a controlled manner, without escalating to all-out war.
Minimum Deterrence Strategy: A policy that seeks to maintain a small, but effective nuclear arsenal, sufficient to deter potential adversaries.
Extended Deterrence Strategy: A policy that seeks to extend nuclear deterrence to protect allies and partners of a nuclear-armed state.
Missile Defense Strategy: A policy that is focused on developing capabilities to intercept and destroy an adversary's ballistic missiles, in order to protect a country from a potential nuclear attack.
Escalation Control Strategy: A policy that seeks to prevent the escalation of a nuclear conflict by limiting the types and targets of nuclear weapons that can be used.
- "As a sub-branch of military strategy, nuclear strategy attempts to match nuclear weapons as means to political ends."
- "In addition to the actual use of nuclear weapons whether in the battlefield or strategically, a large part of nuclear strategy involves their use as a bargaining tool."
- "Conditions which serve a nation's interest to develop nuclear weapons."
- "Types of nuclear weapons to be developed."
- "How and when weapons are to be used."
- "Many strategists argue that nuclear strategy differs from other forms of military strategy."
- "The immense and terrifying power of the weapons makes their use, in seeking victory in a traditional military sense, impossible."
- "An important focus of nuclear strategy has been determining how to prevent and deter their use, a crucial part of mutual assured destruction."
- "In the context of nuclear proliferation and maintaining the balance of power, states also seek to prevent other states from acquiring nuclear weapons as part of nuclear strategy."
- "Nuclear strategy attempts to match nuclear weapons as means to political ends."
- "A large part of nuclear strategy involves their use as a bargaining tool."
- "Conditions which serve a nation's interest to develop nuclear weapons" and "Types of nuclear weapons to be developed."
- "An important focus of nuclear strategy has been determining how to prevent and deter their use, a crucial part of mutual assured destruction."
- "In the context of nuclear proliferation and maintaining the balance of power, states also seek to prevent other states from acquiring nuclear weapons as part of nuclear strategy."
- "States also seek to prevent other states from acquiring nuclear weapons as part of nuclear strategy."
- "Many strategists argue that nuclear strategy differs from other forms of military strategy."
- "The immense and terrifying power of the weapons makes their use, in seeking victory in a traditional military sense, impossible."
- "An important focus of nuclear strategy has been determining how to prevent and deter their use."
- There is no specific quote in the paragraph that directly addresses this question. However, the overall objectives mentioned include developing doctrines and strategies for nuclear weapons, preventing their use, and maintaining the balance of power.