From MAD to madness : inside Pentagon nuclear war planning : memoir /

"This deathbed memoir by Dr. Paul H. Johnstone, former senior analyst in the Strategic Weapons Evaluation Group (WSEG) in the Pentagon and a co-author of The Pentagon Papers, provides an authoritative analysis of the implications of nuclear war that remain insurmountable today. Indeed, such res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Johnstone, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1903-1981 (Autor), Johnstone, Diana, 1934- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc., [2017]
Temas:
Johnstone, Paul H. > (Paul Howard), > 1903-1981.
Johnstone, Paul H. > (Paul Howard), > 1903-1981
United States. > Department of Defense. > Weapons Systems Evaluation Group > History.
United States. > Department of Defense. > Weapons Systems Evaluation Group
1900-1999
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Military planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Strategic forces > United States > History > 20th century.
Deterrence (Strategy) > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Guerre nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Planification militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Forces stratégiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Dissuasion (Stratégie) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
1900 - 1999.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Employees
Military planning
Military policy
Nuclear warfare > Government policy
Nuclear weapons > Government policy
Strategic forces
United States > Military policy > History > 20th century.
United States > Officials and employees > Biography.
États-Unis > Fonctionnaires > Biographies.
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / by Diana Johnstone
  • Part 1. The spirit of the times
  • The fog of war planning
  • Memoirs of a humanist in the Pentagon / by Paul H. Johnstone
  • Foreword: what this is all about
  • The world of target planning
  • Air targets intelligence
  • Air targets doctrine
  • Economic war potential doctrine applied to occupation policies
  • Some problems and methods
  • Playing games with nuclear war
  • The Cold War atmosphere
  • Games and bonuses
  • The rise of fear
  • Part 2. Imagining doomsday
  • The fallout study
  • The "humane alternative"
  • The civilian morale study
  • The strategic weapons study
  • The tenor of the times
  • The command and control dilemma
  • Exploring "implications"
  • Part 3. The critical incident studies
  • The Laos crisis
  • The Berlin Crisis
  • Postface: Doomsday postponed / by Diana Johnstone.

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