Nuclear strategy in the twenty-first century / Stephen J. Cimbala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cimbala, Stephen J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear warfare--Forecasting.

Nuclear warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author of this study argues that nuclear weapons and the psychology of nuclear deterrence will remain important after 2000, but the character of that importance will change. Advanced technology conventional weapons based on information and electronics become more strategically important.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Limited War in the Nuclear Age: Military Frustration and U S Adaptation; 2 Marching Beyond Marx: The Red Army and Nuclear Weapons; 3 The Cuban Missile Crisis and Its Legacy; 4 Nuclear Proliferation Fortuitous Past Uncertain Future; 5 Russia and Nuclear Weapons After the Cold War: A Potemkin Village; 6 Nuclear Weapons and Third Wave Warfare; Conclusion; For Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-205) and index.

ISBN:

9780313003677

031300367X

OCLC:

476118295