Author (Person) | Adamsky, Dmitry |
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Publisher | French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
Series Title | IFRI Reports: Proliferation Papers |
Series Details | Number 54 |
Publication Date | November 2015 |
ISBN | 978-2-36567-466-9 |
Content Type | Research Paper |
Summary: This paper traces the evolution of Russian views on the art of coercion, and on the role of nuclear weapons in it, from the post-Cold War “regional nuclear deterrence” thinking to the current “Gerasimov Doctrine”. Cross-domain coercion operates under the aegis of the Russian nuclear arsenal and aims to manipulate the adversary’s perception, to maneuver its decision-making process, and to influence its strategic behaviour while minimising, compared to the industrial warfare era, the scale of kinetic force use. Current Russian operational art thus involves a nuclear dimension that can only be understood in the context of a holistic coercion campaign, an integrated whole in which non-nuclear, informational, and nuclear capabilities can be used in the pursuit of deterrence and compellence. |
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Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
Countries / Regions | Russia |