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Counterforce Deterrence

Counterforce Deterrence is a strategic doctrine within nuclear deterrence theory that seeks to prevent enemy attack by credibly threatening the destruction of the adversary’s military forces, particularly nuclear weapons systems, rather than targeting civilian or economic assets.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The New Era of Counterforce: Technological Change and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence

Keir A. Lieber, Daryl G. Press · International Security · 2017 · 243 citations

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Stalking the Secure Second Strike: Intelligence, Counterforce, and Nuclear Strategy

Austin Long, Brendan Rittenhouse Green · Journal of Strategic Studies · 2014 · 163 citations · Full text

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Would China Go Nuclear? Assessing the Risk of Chinese Nuclear Escalation in a Conventional War with the United States

Caitlin Talmadge · International Security · 2017 · 146 citations

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India's Counterforce Temptations: Strategic Dilemmas, Doctrine, and Capabilities

Christopher Clary, Vipin Narang · International Security · 2019 · 50 citations · Full text

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Nuclear Deterrence, Counterforce Strategies, and the Incentive to Strike First

R. Harrison Wagner · American Political Science Review · 1991 · 49 citations

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Authors

21

  1. GL
    Gary L. Guertner

    United States Army War College, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  2. DG
    Daryl G. Press

    Dartmouth College, United States

    1 publications · 243 citations

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  3. IO
    Ivan Oelrich

    Technical University of Munich, Germany

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  4. EC
    Earl C. Ravenal

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. SJ
    Steven J. Brams

    New York University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    243 citations

  2. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  3. Walsh University

    North Canton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    243 citations

  4. University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  5. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    146 citations

  6. United States Army War College

    Carlisle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  8. Wilfrid Laurier University

    Waterloo, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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Venues

  1. International Security

    7 publications · 576 citations

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  2. Social Philosophy and Policy

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  3. The Washington Quarterly

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. American Political Science Review

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  5. Journal of Strategic Studies

    1 publications · 163 citations

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