Crisis Stability And Long Range Strike

Download or read book Crisis Stability and Long-Range Strike written by Forrest E. Morgan and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To effectively manage an international crisis, the United States must balance its threats with restraint. It must posture forces in ways that deter aggression without implying that an attack is imminent, while limiting its own vulnerability to surprise attack. A RAND study sought to identify which long-range strike assets--strike fighters, bombers, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles--offer capabilities most conducive to stabilizing such crises.