Inadvertent Escalation : Conventional War and Nuclear Risks /

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In this sobering book, Barry R. Posen demonstrates how the interplay between conventional military operations and nuclear forces could, in conflicts among states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, inadvertently produce pressures for nuclear escalation. Knowledge of these hidden press...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Posen, Barry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1991.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kernwapenpolitiek.
Escalatie.
Conventionele oorlogvoering.
Nuclear threshold (Strategy)
Military readiness.
Military policy.
Limited war.
Escalation (Military science)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
HISTORY > Military > Nuclear Warfare.
Guerre limitee.
Seuil nucleaire.
Escalade (Science militaire)
United States.
Europe.
Europe > Defense.
United States > Military policy.
Europe > Defenses.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Inadvertent Escalation
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: A Model of Inadvertent Escalation
  • 2. Air War and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation
  • 3. The Balance of Ground Forces on the Central Front
  • 4. Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank
  • 5. Offensive and Defensive Sea Control: A Comparative Assessment
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • 1. The Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAO) Model
  • 2. Central Region Close Air Support Aircraft and Attack Helicopters (1988)
  • 3. The Attrition-FEBA Expansion Model: Symphony Version4. A Barrier Defense Model
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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