The evolution of nuclear strategy / Lawrence Freedman, Jeffrey Michaels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Lawrence, author.

Michaels, Jeffrey H., author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

John Penman Wood Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear warfare.

Deterrence (Strategy)--History--20th century.

Deterrence (Strategy).

International relations--History--20th century.

International relations.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Fourth edition.

New, updated and completely revised [edition].

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Preface Introduction1. The Arrival of the Bomb2. The Strategy of Hiroshima3. Offence and Defence 4. Aggression and Retaliation5. Strategy for an Atomic Monopoly6. Strategy for an Atomic Stalemate7. Massive Retaliation8. Limited Objectives9. Limited Means10. The Importance of Being First11. Sputnik and the Soviet Threat12. Soviet Strategy after Stalin13. The Technological Arms Race14. New Sources of Strategy15. The Strategy of Stable Conflict16. Disarmament to Arms Control17. Operational Nuclear Strategy18. Khrushchev's Second-Best Deterrent19. Defending Europe20. No Cities21. Assured Destruction22. Britain's 'Independent' Nuclear Deterrent23. France and the Credibility of Nuclear Guarantees24. A NATO Nuclear Force25. The Unthinkable Weapon26. China's Paper Tiger27. The Soviet Approach to Deterrence28. The McNamara Legacy29. Salt, Parity and the Critique Of Mad30. Actions and Reactions31. Selective Options32. ICBM Vulnerability33. The Rise of Anti-Nuclear Protest34. Strategic Defences35. Soviet Doctrine from Brezhnev to Gorbachev36. The End of the Cold War37. Mutual Assured Safety38. Elimination or Marginalization39. The Second Nuclear Age40. The Nuclear War on Terror41. Proliferation: The Middle East and the Pacific42. The Return of Great Power Politics 43. Primacy and Maximum Deterrence44. Can There Be A Nuclear Strategy?.

Notes:

Previous edition: Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 03, 2019).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Penman Wood Library Fund.

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Print version :

ISBN:

9781137573506

1137573503

Publisher Number:

99985013674

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