Escalation and the nuclear option /

This work stresses the importance, in making any choice of strategies-including the decision to use or refrain from using nuclear weapons-of gauging the intent behind the opponent's military moves. Dr. Brodie also suggests that the use or threat of use of tactical nuclear weapons may lead to de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brodie, Bernard, 1910-1978 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Nuclear warfare.
Strategy.
Guerre nucléaire.
Stratégie.
nuclear wars.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > General.
Military policy
Nuclear warfare
Strategy
United States > Military policy.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Escalatory Fears and the Effectiveness of Local Resistance
  • II. The Analytical Problem
  • III. The Relevant Image of the Opponent
  • IV. The Attenuation of Incentives For "Going First"
  • V. What Is the Enemy Up To?
  • VI. The Status Quo as a Standard
  • VII. On Enemy Capabilities Versus Intentions
  • VIII. The New and Different Europe
  • IX. How Big an Attack?
  • X. The "Firebreak" Theory
  • XI. Predicting the Probabilities of Escalation: Some Sample Cases
  • Appendix. The Intractability of States: A Distinctive Problem
  • Index.

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