Building an arsenal the evolution of regional power force structures amit gupta greenwood publishing group 1997 history 217 pages 1 review in the new world disorder us forces and military doctrine are being reconfigured to deal with the threat posed by regional powers this change in military doctrine has resulted from the perceived intentions of various regional powers to build . Buy building an arsenal the evolution of regional power force structures from kogancom in the new world disorder us forces and military doctrine are being reconfigured to deal with the threat posed by regional powers this change in military doctrine has resulted from the perceived intentions of various regional powers to build advanced conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Gene duplication followed by functional divergence has long been hypothesized to be the main source of molecular novelty convincing examples of neofunctionalization however remain rare snake venom phospholipase a2 genes are members of large multigene families with many diverse functions thus they are excellent models to study the emergence of novel functions after gene duplications. Arsenals will strengthen deterrence among the major nuclear powers the united states russia and china however these technological advances also make low yield tactical nuclear weapons more usable in a wider variety of scenarios potentially endangering strategic stability and encouraging an arms race nuclear use remains a remote possibility compared to the cold war still