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To effectively manage an international crisis, the United States must balance its threats with restraint. It must posture forces in ways that deter aggression without implying that an attack is imminent, while limiting its own vulnerability to surprise attack. A RAND study sought to identify which long-range strike assets-strike fighters, bombers, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles-offer capabilities most conducive to stabilizing such crises.

Deterrence (Strategy). --- Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- United States. --- Jet fighter planes -- United States. --- Military planning -- United States. --- Strategic bombers -- United States. --- Strategic forces -- United States. --- Strategic weapons systems -- United States. --- Strategic forces --- Strategic weapons systems --- Deterrence (Strategy) --- Jet fighter planes --- Strategic bombers --- Intercontinental ballistic missiles --- Military & Naval Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Armies --- Military planning --- Nuclear crisis stability. --- Strategic weapon systems --- Long-range bombers --- Crisis stability (Nuclear warfare) --- Stability, Nuclear crisis --- Fighter jet planes --- ICBM --- SICBM --- Small ICBM --- Small intercontinental ballistic missiles --- Weapons systems --- Bombers --- Nuclear warfare --- Fighter planes --- Jet planes, Military --- Ballistic missiles --- Military policy --- Psychology, Military --- Strategy --- First strike (Nuclear strategy) --- Nuclear crisis stability