US Nuclear Strategy: A Reader by Lawrence Freedman (English) Paperback Book

Description: US Nuclear Strategy by Lawrence Freedman, Gregory Treverton Setting the terms for an effective public debate on nuclear issues, this provides essays and excerpts from longer works that have charted the development of American nuclear strategy. Each section ends with questions for study and analysis with suggested further reading. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description There is a growing distance between experts and the public on the subject of nuclear strategy; this reader sets the terms for an effective public debate on the issue. It provides the significant essays and excerpts from longer works, from Berbard Brodie and Herman Kahn to Henry Kissinger and Fred Ikle, that have charted the development of American nuclear strategy. Each section is introduced by an essay outlining the major events of the period and relating the excerpts to them. It ends with questions for study and analaysis with suggested further reading. Table of Contents Part 1 Deterrence before Hiroshima: United States strategic bombing survey; announcement of the bombing of Hiroshima - Harry S.Truman. Part 2 Deterrence before the thermonuclear age, 1945-53: the implications of the atomic bomb for international relations, J.Viner; the atomic bomb and American security, B.Brodie; Finletter report - survival in the air age. Part 3 Massive retaliation: evolution of foreign policy, J.F.Dulles; securing peace through military technology, C.W.Sherwin; the delicate balance of terror, A.Wohlstetter; military power and national security, W.W.Kaufman (ed). Part 4 Assured destruction, 1961-73: speech to NATO council, Athens, R.S.McNamara; controlled response, T.C.Schelling; the case for population defense, D.G.Brennan; ballistic missile defence and the arms race, J.P.Ruinn and M.Gell-Mann; San Francisco speech, R.S.McNamara; On escalation, H.Kahn. Part5 Essential equivalence and the countervailing strategy: can nuclear deterrence last out the century, F.C.Ikle; annual defense department report, J.R.Schlesinger; US foreign policy for the 70s, R.Nixon; Newport address, H.Brown; countervailing strategy, W.Slocombe. Part 6 The future of nuclear strategy: the international context for US security, H.Kissinger; strategic deterrence thirty years later - what has changed, M.Bundy; victory is possible, C.S.Gray and K.Payne; Scowcroft report. Details ISBN0333374452 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 1989 ISBN-10 0333374452 ISBN-13 9780333374450 Format Paperback Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle A Reader Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 355.033573 Edited by Philip Bobbitt Place of Publication Basingstoke Language English Publication Date 1989-03-01 Short Title US NUCLEAR STRATEGY 1989/E Edition Description 1989 Media Book Edition 1989th Pages 525 Illustrations XI, 525 p. Author Gregory Treverton Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1989-03-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99139593;

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