Deterrence in the Second Nuclear Age /

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Keith Payne begins by asking, ""Did we really learn how to deter predictably and reliably during the Cold War?"" He answers cautiously in the negative, pointing out that we know only that our policies toward the Soviet Union did not fail. What we can be more certain of, in Payne&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Payne, Keith B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Koude Oorlog.
Kernwapenpolitiek.
Afschrikking (polemologie)
World politics.
Military policy.
Deterrence (Strategy)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Politique mondiale > 1989-
Dissuasion (Strategie)
World politics > 1989-
United States.
United States > Military policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. New Environment, New Requirement; Chapter 3. The Valor of Ignorance; Chapter 4. Success, Motivation, Mistakes, and Uncertainty; Chapter 5. Reconsidering the Hubris of Past and Present; Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

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