Introduction: American Alliances and Extended Deterrence Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen's University PART I: New Thinking on Deterrence 1. Threat Scenarios, Risk Assessments, and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence Joachim Krause, University of Kiel 2. US Extended Deterrence and Europe: Time to Consider Alternative Structures? Jeffrey A. Larsen, Director, NATO Defense College (Research Division) PART II: NATO's Nuclear Weapons Policy 3. The Nuclear Straightjacket: American Extended Deterrence and Nonproliferation Benoit Pelopidas, University of Bristol 4. NATO's Protracted Debate over Nuclear Weapons Paul Schulte, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 5. Nuclear Weapons in NATO's Deterrence Posture: Status Quo or Change? Hans Kristensen, Federation of American Scientists PART III: The Politics of Missile Defense 6. From Offense to Defense? Extended Deterrence and Missile Defense Oliver Thränert, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich Kerry M.

Kartchner, US Defense Threat Reduction Agency 7. Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe: Getting to Yes with Moscow? Paul Bernstein, National Defense University Conclusion: Reconciling Alliance Cohesion with Policy Coherence Andreas Wenger, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich Bibliography Contributors Index.