Background
Blair, Bruce G. was born on November 16, 1947 in Creston, Iowa, United States. Son of Donald Gentry and Betty Ann Blair.
(The end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Sov...)
The end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Soviet Union has not eliminated the threat posed to international security by nuclear weapons. The Soviet breakup actually created a new set of dangers: the accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons and the illicit transfer of nuclear warheads, technology, or expertise to the Third World. The Logic of Accidental Nuclear War analyzes the danger of nuclear inadvertence lurking in the command and control systems of the nuclear superpowers. Foreign policy expert Bruce G. Blair identifies the cold war roots of the contemporary risks and outlines a comprehensive policy agenda to strengthen control over nuclear forces. Based on discussions with numerous U.S. and Russian experts, including Russian launch officers who served in the strategic rocket forces and ballistic missile submarines, this book reveals a wealth of new facts about the hidden history of U.S. and Soviet nuclear crisis alerts and exercises. It is a richly detailed, rigorous, and authoritative account of nuclear operations and overturns much conventional wisdom on the subject.
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(Bruce Blair examines operational safety hazards for nucle...)
Bruce Blair examines operational safety hazards for nuclear forces deployed on combat alert in Russia, the United States, and elsewhere. He provides new information on command and control procedures and deficiencies that affect the risks of accidental, unauthorized, or inadvertent use of nuclear weapons, particularly those in the former Soviet Union. Blair proposes changes in nuclear operations that would reduce these risks. Remedies range from eliminating targets from missiles to taking all nuclear forces off alert ( zero alert ) so that no weapons are poised for immediate launch. In the zero alert scenario, missiles and bombers lack nuclear warheads or other vital components and require extensive preparations for redeployment. Blair assesses the effects of such measures on strategic deterrence and crisis stability in the event of a revival of nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia. He also describes the burdens of verification that his remedies impose. This book is the first in a series devoted to aspects of operational safety and nuclear weapons. Other topics in the series include joint U.S.- Russian missile attack early warning, ensuring the security of dismantled warheads and bomb materials, and command-control problems in the emerging nuclear states. Bruce G. Blair is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies program at Brookings and the author of numerous books, including The Logic of Accidental Nuclear War (Brookings, 1993).
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Blair, Bruce G. was born on November 16, 1947 in Creston, Iowa, United States. Son of Donald Gentry and Betty Ann Blair.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1984.
Project director Congressional Office Technology Assessment, 1982-1985. Project leader Cornell University, American Academy Arts and Sciences, 1985-1987. Senior fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, 1987—2000.
President Center Defense Information, 2000—2004, World Security Institute, Washington, since 2004. Visiting professor Yale University. Visiting lecturer Princeton University.
With Strategic Air Command United States Air Force, 1970-1974.
(The end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Sov...)
(Bruce Blair examines operational safety hazards for nucle...)
Married Sally Onesti.