Praise for On 21st Century Deterrence

ADVANCE PRAISE BY EXPERTS FOR JOE BUFF'S UPCOMING “ON 21-ST CENTURY NUCLEAR DETERRENCE – Vol. 1”

“Joe Buff explains the complexities of nuclear deterrent strategy, past, present, and future, in a manner easily understandable by the interested lay person. He brings a refreshingly new, pragmatic viewpoint to an area of discussion that has long been delegated to the esoteric world of think tanks and great-nation statecraft. This work is worth reading, giving emphasis to the increased importance of the delicate interplay of nuclear deterrence in a multi-polar 21st century.”

--George Wallace, Commander, USN (Ret.), former CO of the LA-class USS HOUSTON, & author of OPERATION GOLDEN DAWN & other submarine thrillers including FIRING POINT, made into the major motion picture “HUNTER-KILLER”

"Conclusions drawn from outdated assumptions shouldn't be accepted as facts. America's decades-old Cold War assumptions about nuclear deterrence, not frequently reviewed, eventually hardened into dogma whose conclusions became somewhat questionable. Joe Buff has used a penetrating intellect and done some superb research to expose such outdated assumptions and then suggest credible, insightful updates to national nuclear posture and policy. Not everyone will agree with all Buff's new set of compelling recommendations -- but to be credible themselves, dissenters will need to do some serious thinking and rethinking of their own."

--James Patton, Jr., Captain, USN (Ret.), former CO of the Sturgeon-class USS PARGO, & frequent contributor to the US Naval Institute PROCEEDINGS and the Naval Submarine League’s THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. He was the technical consultant to the making of Tom Clancy’s “THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER” into a major motion picture.