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Preemption, prevention and proliferation : the threat and use of weapons in history / George H. Quester.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quester, George H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weapons--History.
- Weapons.
- History.
- Military history.
- Preemptive attack (Military science)--History.
- Preemptive attack (Military science).
- Arms race--History.
- Arms race.
- International relations--History.
- International relations.
- Military policy--History.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2009]
- Contents:
- Some basic issues of definition
- International systems achieving peace
- Some under-remembered history
- The legacy of World War II
- Nuclear preventive war?
- The American historical tradition
- Some lessons for the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412810418
- 1412810418
- OCLC:
- 286471919
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