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Second-strike Capability

Second-Strike Capability is a nuclear-strategic deterrence capability of a state consisting in its assured ability to absorb an adversary’s initial nuclear attack and still deliver a retaliatory nuclear strike that inflicts unacceptable damage on the attacker.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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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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The Meaning of the Nuclear Evolution: China's Strategic Modernization and US-China Security Relations

Thomas J. Christensen · Journal of Strategic Studies · 2012 · 64 citations

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The MAD Who Wasn't There: Soviet Reactions to the Late Cold War Nuclear Balance

Brendan R. Green, Austin Long · Security Studies · 2017 · 51 citations

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The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It

David C. Logan · International Security · 2022 · 33 citations

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The Dynamics of an Entangled Security Dilemma: China's Changing Nuclear Posture

Henrik Stålhane Hiim, M. Taylor Fravel, Magnus Langset Trøan · International Security · 2023 · 29 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. AL
    Austin Long

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 214 citations

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  2. BR
    Brendan Rittenhouse Green

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    1 publications · 163 citations

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  3. TJ
    Thomas J. Christensen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 64 citations

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  4. BR
    Brendan R. Green

    1 publications · 51 citations

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  5. DC
    David C. Logan

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 33 citations

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Institutions

6

  1. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    163 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

  3. Norwegian Defence University College

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  4. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

    New Delhi, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. Ocean University of China

    Qingdao, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. Holmes Community College

    Goodman, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Strategic Studies

    2 publications · 227 citations

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  2. International Security

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. Security Studies

    1 publications · 51 citations

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  4. Asian Affairs An American Review

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. Strategic Analysis

    1 publications · 17 citations

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