OA 04 Nuclear Enterprise Flashcards
Nuclear Proliferation Is:
Activities to secure, transport & employ weapons of mass destruction.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Is:
Acts by members of the NPT to detect, secure and dispose of weapons of mass destruction.
Nuclear Weapons State Is:
One which has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to 1 Jan 1967
5 Nuclear Weapons states who are prominent members of the UN Security Council
United States United Kingdom France Russia People's Republic of China
Non Nuclear Weapons States (NNWS)
India
Isreal
Pakistan
North Korea
What are the 3 key elements of nuclear surety?
Safety Security Reliability: *** Weapons Reliability *** Individual Reliability (PRP & 2 Person Concept
CAPABILITY x WILL x PERCEPTION =
DETERENCE
National Instruments of Power
D-iplomatic
I-nformation
M-ilitary
E-conomic
(can be used by President at any time)
“Nuclear Umbrella”
International protection, grants security and confidence to our allies.