STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State University (Delaware County). He has contributed to the literature of international security, defense studies, and nuclear arms control for more than 20 years. Cimbala recently published Nuclear Strategy in the Next Century (Praeger, 2000). He serves on the editorial boards of various professional journals and has served as a consultant to various agencies of the U.S. government and policy think tanks.

• Introduction Nuclear Revolution and American Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons and Soviet Cold War Strategy: Adapting to MADness Friction and Nuclear Deterrence A Near Escape? The 1983 War Scare and Nuclear Danger Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-Russian Arms Control Russian Nuclear Command and Control: Policy and Strategy Perspectives Cyberwar and Nuclear Deterrence The Danger of Nuclear Weapons Spread Conclusion Index

STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State University (Delaware County). He has contributed to the literature of international security, defense studies, and nuclear arms control for more than 20 years. Cimbala recently published Nuclear Strategy in the Next Century (Praeger, 2000). He serves on the editorial boards of various professional journals and has served as a consultant to various agencies of the U.S. government and policy think tanks.

• Introduction Nuclear Revolution and American Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons and Soviet Cold War Strategy: Adapting to MADness Friction and Nuclear Deterrence A Near Escape? The 1983 War Scare and Nuclear Danger Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-Russian Arms Control Russian Nuclear Command and Control: Policy and Strategy Perspectives Cyberwar and Nuclear Deterrence The Danger of Nuclear Weapons Spread Conclusion Index

STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State University (Delaware County). He has contributed to the literature of international security, defense studies, and nuclear arms control for more than 20 years. Cimbala recently published Nuclear Strategy in the Next Century (Praeger, 2000). He serves on the editorial boards of various professional journals and has served as a consultant to various agencies of the U.S. government and policy think tanks.

• Introduction Nuclear Revolution and American Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons and Soviet Cold War Strategy: Adapting to MADness Friction and Nuclear Deterrence A Near Escape? The 1983 War Scare and Nuclear Danger Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-Russian Arms Control Russian Nuclear Command and Control: Policy and Strategy Perspectives Cyberwar and Nuclear Deterrence The Danger of Nuclear Weapons Spread Conclusion Index