About THE AUTHOR

Biography

Brian K. Chappell, PhD served 28 years on active duty in the United States Air Force and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He is a career Nuclear Missile Operations Officer (Minuteman III ICBM) who served as a Senior Advisor for Middle East policy to the Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Senior Advisor for South Asia policy to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Senior Advisor for Defense Governance to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Media Appearances

Dr. Chappell has made numerous media appearances. The most recent appear below:

Red Tail Angels - The Story of The Tuskegee Airmen Episode 02 - YouTube

Red Tail Angels - The Story of The Tuskegee Airmen Episode 03 - YouTube

Library Holdings and Book Citations

NATO Library: Books & Ebooks - Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation - NATO Library at NATO Library (natolibguides.info)

Texas A&M University Library: Search Results (tamu.edu)

German Institute for Global and Area Studies: NAHOST 2021 / 3 Neuerwerbungsliste der Fachbibliothek Nahost / New acquisitions of the Middle East Library (ctfassets.net)

Peace Research Institute Frankfort: Neuerwerbungen_1.2021.pdf (hsfk.de)

U.S. Marine Corps University Journal of Advanced Military Studies: 4_Segell.pdf (usmcu.edu)

Journal for Iranian Studies: Journal for Iranian Studies (rasanah-iiis.org)

About THE BOOK

International Concerns

Contemporary fears of rogue state nuclear proliferation pose unique challenges for the global community.

Why Do States Respond Differently to Nuclear Proliferation?

This book offers a unique approach by examining why states that have the military capability to severely damage a proliferating state's nuclear program instead choose to pursue coercive diplomacy, or resort to military force to address the nuclear ambitions of a proliferating state.

Methodology for Determining Why States Respond Differently to Nuclear Proliferation.

The author argues cognitive psychological influences, including national tragedies like the September 11th attacks and the Holocaust, and a history of armed conflict increase the threat perceptions of foreign policy decision-makers when confronting a state perceived to be challenging the existing power structure by pursuing a nuclear weapon. The powerful state's degree of perceived threat, combined with its national security policies, military power projection capabilities, and public support then influence whether it will take no action, use coercive diplomacy/sanctions, or employ military force to address the weaker state's nuclear ambitions.