Double-edged sword : nuclear diplomacy in unequal conflicts : the United States and China, 1950-1958 /

This work explores the efficacy of nuclear diplomacy and the consequences of American nuclear-brinkmanship, via a study of the political and diplomatic role of America's nuclear capabilities in conflicts with a non-nuclear China during the Korean War and the Taiwan Strait Crises.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soman, Appu Kuttan, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
Colección:Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought.
Temas:
1945-1989
Nuclear weapons > United States.
Nuclear weapons > China.
Armes nucléaires > Chine.
HISTORY > Military > Nuclear Warfare.
Diplomatic relations
Nuclear weapons
Atomstrategie
Außenpolitik
Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
Kernwapenpolitiek.
Electronic books.
United States > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
China > Foreign relations > 1949-1976.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Chine.
Chine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989.
Chine > Relations extérieures > 1949-1976.
China
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the Stage; 3 The Limits of Nuclear Coercion: Nuclear Diplomacy in the Korean War; 4 A ''Rash and Quixotic Policy'': The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1954 1955; 5 ''Who's Daddy'' in the Taiwan Strait? The Offshore Islands Crisis of 1958; 6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

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