Nuclear strategy in the twenty-first century

✍ Scribed by Cimbala, Stephen J.

Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 228
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The author of this study argues that nuclear weapons and the psychology of nuclear deterrence will remain important after 2000, but the character of that importance will change. Advanced technology conventional weapons based on information and electronics become more strategically important.

✦ Table of Contents

Nuclear History and its Lessons Limited War in the Nuclear Age: Military Frustration and U.S. Adaptation Marching Beyond Marx: The Red Army and Nuclear Weapons The Cuban Missile Crisis and Its Legacy Nuclear Policy and Strategy in the Future Nuclear Proliferation: Fortuitous Past, Uncertain Future Russia and Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War: A Potemkin Village? Nuclear Weapons and "Third Wave" Warfare Conclusion

✦ Subjects

Atomstrategie;Prognose

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