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Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and announced its intention to deploy a National Missile Defense (NMD) system to protect the United States from attacks by rogue states. This report does not consider any of these specific events, although it does cover all the relevant general topics. Updating the report would amount to doing a whole new study, so we chose to release the report in its original form. The | FUTURE ROLES OF . NUCLEAR FORCES IMPLICATIONS FOR . STRATEGY GLENN C. BUCHAN DAVID MATONICK CALVIN SHIPBAUGH RICHARD MESIC Prepared for the United States Air Force Approved for public release distribution unlimited RAND Project AIR FORCE The research reported here was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract F49642-01-C-0003. Further information may be obtained from the Strategic Planning Division Directorate of Plans Hq USAF. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Future roles of . nuclear forces implications for . strategy Glenn Buchan . et al. . p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. MR-1231-AF ISBN 0-8330-2917-7 1. Strategic forces United States. 2. United States Military policy. 3. Nuclear weapons United States. I. Buchan Glenn C. UA23 .F883 2000 17 0973 dc21 00-045817 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the United States Air Force. Cover design by Tanya Maiboroda Copyright 2003 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2003 by RAND 1700 Main Street PO. Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 202 Pittsburgh PA 15213-1516 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Email order@ PREFACE This study examines the possible roles of nuclear weapons in contemporary . national security policy. Since the end of the Cold War the United States has been reexamining its basic assumptions about .