Publication

This study focuses on three regions where the tensions between nuclear and nonnuclear powers are increasing -- Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. To explore the potential consequences of these tensions degenerating into actual crises, the text features four near-term crisis stability scenarios and one that centers on the long-term competition between China, Russia, and the United States. Ultimately, the scenarios are designed to show how the Second Nuclear Age's approach towards deterrence, missile defense, prompt conventional global strike, etc., are different than the previous Age.