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Moving Targets Nuclear Strategy and National Security / Scott D. Sagan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sagan, Scott Douglas (1955-....)., Author.
- Series:
- Princeton paperbacks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear warfare.
- Military policy.
- United States.
- United States--Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton university press, op. 1989.
- Summary:
- In what Stanley Hoffmann, writing in The New York Review of Books, has called a "fine analysis and critique of American targeting policies," Sagan looks more at the operational side of nuclear strategy than previous analysts have done, seeking to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgment
- INTRODUCTION The Usability Paradox
- CHAPTER ONE The Evolution of U.S. Nuclear Doctrine
- CHAPTER TWO Second-Strike Counterforce
- CHAPTER THREE Limited Strategic Defense
- CHAPTER FOUR Accidental War and Operational Arms Control
- CHAPTER FIVE A Delicate Balancing Act
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- La couv. et la p. de titre porte en plus : "A Council on Foreign Relations book."
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780691221755
- 0691221758
- OCLC:
- 1273307719
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