Counterforce Strategy

Counterforce Strategy is a military doctrine in nuclear warfare that targets an adversary’s strategic weapons and military infrastructure rather than civilian populations, distinguishing it from countervalue strategies by focusing on the destruction or neutralization of enemy combat capabilities.

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2017–2026

Parents

Nuclear Conflict Studies

Children

Circular Error ProbableCounterforce CapabilityCounterforce DeterrenceCounterforce Effectiveness AssessmentCounterforce Escalation DynamicsHard Target AttackMobile Missile SurvivabilityNuclear Force DiscriminationNuclear Targeting TheoryNuclear Warfighting Strategy

Publications

110

Extended deterrence and the prevention of war

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 281 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +12

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

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

Social Sciences, International Relations, Strategy +17

Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency. By Roger Trinquier. New York & London: Frederick Praeger. 1961 (French ed.); 1964 (English ed.). 115 pp. $3.95.

Ronald C. Nairn · Pacific Affairs · 1964 · 190 citations

Social Sciences, French, Political Science +13

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

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

Social Sciences, International Relations, Strategy +17

A Lanchester Model of Guerrilla Warfare

Seymour J. Deitchman · Operations Research · 1962 · 149 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Strategy +10

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Authors

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Brian Roberson
Chapman University, United States
2 publications · 76 citations
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Huw Bennett
King's College London, United Kingdom
2 publications · 145 citations
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Dan Kovenock
Chapman University, United States
2 publications · 76 citations
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Warren Chin
International College of Defence Studies, China
2 publications · 23 citations
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Andrew Sanders
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
1 publications · 13 citations
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International Security
10 publications · 648 citations
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Small Wars and Insurgencies
8 publications · 255 citations
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Journal of Strategic Studies
6 publications · 334 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 4 publications · 405 citations
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Foreign Affairs
3 publications · 59 citations
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