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2 Implications for Deterrence Policy: Tasks for Policy Makers
2 Implications for Deterrence Policy: Tasks for Policy Makers
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Tight control of nuclear weapons materials must also be ensured. These deterrence requirements will constitute a primary task for policy makers for as long as nuclear weapons arsenals exist.
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Most importantly, the American public must be convinced that the United States should remain engaged abroad. In weaving this fabric of deterrence, policy makers must focus on the following: Developing appropriate deterrence capabilities.
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response because each case involves a unique set of circumstances, and any previously announced set of criteria could tacitly permit lowerlevel violations of human rights and other important international norms. Therefore, effective deterrence must involve a dynamic process in which policies are frequently reviewed to determine whether underlying assumptions remain valid, and the case for U.S.
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Our national security policy includes steps to preclude the proliferation of nuclear weapons and also of chemical and biological weapons. But the precise role of nuclear 42
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Declaratory policies. The relative merits of declaratory policies, such as "no first use" of nuclear weapons, also are widely contested by experts and require periodic review.
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CONCLUDING REMARKS The agenda laid out above is a substantial one for policy makers, with tasks falling into two main categories. First are preparatory actions and capabilities that should be brought into existence in peacetime, including, in particular, the size, composition, deployment, and states of readiness of our military forces, together with their command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I)
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