Maintaining Effective Distance

Deterrence has fallen on hard times. From being the proudest achievement of the U.S. defense community in the Cold War, deterrence today looks out of date. Although the Bush Admin. did not formally retire deterrence as a policy, it left no doubt that in the global war against terrorism, deterrence generally would be left on the bench. Explores the state of deterrence now to see what can & should be saved from what once was the keystone in Amer. strategic thought, policy, & strategy. Explains how & why deterrence has fallen out of fashion. Details the main elements in the current crisis of deterrence. Outlines some practical measures which should maximize the prospects for deterrence being all that it can be, in some truly demanding circumstances.Gray, Colin S. is the author of 'Maintaining Effective Distance', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756742669 and ISBN 0756742668.