21. Why Nuclear Deterrence Still Matters to NATO
- Author:
- Walter B. Slocombe and Matthew Kroenig
- Publication Date:
- 08-2014
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- NATO's Strategic Concept (SC), adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, includes a number of propositions that define NATO's nuclear policy. Most fundamentally, NATO's most important strategy document declares that "[d]eterrence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear and conventional capabilities, remains a core element of" the Alliance's "overall strategy."
- Topic:
- Defense Policy, NATO, Arms Control and Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security