Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Debunking the Mythology
Colorado Springs, CO: U.S. Air Force Academy, Institute for National Security Studies, 2002. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. x, 31, [5] pages. Notes. Significant moisture staining on this work. Part of back cover missing. INSS Occasional Paper 46. John Cappello, a 25-year veteran of the United States Air Force. Most recently, John served as a senior analyst at the U.S. Missile Defense Agency annex office in Tel Aviv, where he worked closely with the Israel Missile Defense Organization, providing program support for the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow anti-missile programs. John’s distinguished career also includes serving as the U.S. Air Force attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he was responsible for all operational, logistical, and technical issues between the Israel Air Force and the U.S. Air Force. In this capacity, John also advised the United States Ambassador to Israel on all air, space, and missile defense issues, as well as defense authorization and appropriations issues. Before his time in Tel Aviv, John served as U.S. Air Force attaché and Acting Defense attaché in Belgrade, Serbia, and as a political military officer at Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. Lt.-Col. Gwendolyn M. Hall was a professor of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Major Stephen Lambert was an assistant professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The USAF Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is located within the USAFA facility. From its inception in 1992, INSS has focused on strategic security, arms control, and strategic stability, advising the Air Force strategic policy and arms control communities on current and emerging issues of interest. The mission of INSS is to promote national security policy research for the Department of Defense within the military academic community, to foster the development of strategic perspective within the United States Armed Forces, and to support national security discourse through outreach and education. Air Force sponsorship to INSS comes from the HAF/A10, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration. Other core sponsors include the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the broader Defense strategic research community. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control, Deterrence, Nuclear Weapon Security, Proliferation, Triad, Nuclear Strategy
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