Strategic thought in the nuclear age / editor Laurence Martin ; contributors Coral Bell... [and others 6]

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Baltimore, Maryland : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981.Description: 233 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

0801827027 (pbk.)
9780801827020 (pbk.)

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U 162 S898 1981

Contents:

The role of military force in the nuclear age / Laurence Martin The not so hidden hand / Louis-Francois Duchene Strategic intelligence : problems and remedies / Klaus Knorr The post-war strategy of limited war : before, during and after Vietnam / Robert E. Osgood The evolution of strategic nuclear doctrine / Henry S. Rowen Crisis diplomacy / Coral Bell Disarmament and arms control since 1945 / John Garnett.

Summary: The book reflects on strategic doctrines such as deterrence, arms races, crisis behavior, and alliance politics, and surveys the changing perceptions of nuclear risk from the 1950s through later decades. Laurence Martin (editor) was a respected strategic thinker and policy analyst who engaged deeply with international security issues. His work often emphasized the importance of deterrence stability, balancing conventional and nuclear forces, and the limits of disarmament without credible defense.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	U 162 S898 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000198193

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The role of military force in the nuclear age / Laurence Martin
The not so hidden hand / Louis-Francois Duchene
Strategic intelligence : problems and remedies / Klaus Knorr
The post-war strategy of limited war : before, during and after Vietnam / Robert E. Osgood
The evolution of strategic nuclear doctrine / Henry S. Rowen
Crisis diplomacy / Coral Bell
Disarmament and arms control since 1945 / John Garnett.

The book reflects on strategic doctrines such as deterrence, arms races, crisis behavior, and alliance politics, and surveys the changing perceptions of nuclear risk from the 1950s through later decades.

Laurence Martin (editor) was a respected strategic thinker and policy analyst who engaged deeply with international security issues. His work often emphasized the importance of deterrence stability, balancing conventional and nuclear forces, and the limits of disarmament without credible defense.

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