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The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy New, Updated and Completely Revised

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Genere:Libro
Lingua: Inglese
Pubblicazione: 08/2019
Edizione: 4th ed. 2019





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“The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy quickly established itself as a classic when it first appeared in 1981. This edition makes it even better, incorporating as it does new material about the Cold War and up-dating to include subsequent developments. Filled with insights and penetrating analysis, this volume is truly indispensable.”

—Robert Jervis, Author of How Statesmen Think


"Freedman and Michaels have written a thorough and thought-provoking guide to nuclear strategy. The authors analyze the causes of both wise and unwise strategic decisions in the past and thereby shine a bright light on dilemmas we face in our common nuclear future."

—Scott Sagan, Stanford University, USA
 


“With its comprehensive coverage, clear and direct language, and judicious summaries of a vast literature, this new and wholly revised edition of The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy will be essential reading for any student of nuclear history, strategic studies, or contemporary international relations.”

—Matthew Jones, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK


“Sir Lawrence Freedman’s The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy has been the first port of call for three generations of academics and policy-makers wanting to familiarize themselves with the subject matter. The success of this book could have led Professor Freedman to satisfy himself with regular updates or afterwords. But the tireless author is now gracing us with an entirely revised edition of his masterpiece nearly forty years after its initial publication, taking into account findings from archives and declassified documents. At the same time, The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy remains true to its original purpose and spirit: an easy to read manual, light with footnotes, focusing on policy rather than on theory, and thus the best possible introduction to an arcane subject. In an era when nuclear strategy issues seem to be becoming relevant again, its historical scope and breadth will make its reading or re-reading even more useful – if only because knowing about the absurdity of the Cold war arms race is a prerequisite if one does not want to repeat its mistakes.”

—Bruno Tertrais, Deputy Director, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, France


“This updated and improved edition of the classic text on the evolution of nuclear strategy is a must read for anyone attempting to understand the nuclear predicament and where it is heading. Impressive in every respect!”

—T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Canada, and the author of The Traditon of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons


“After the end of the Cold War, we hoped for a world in which nuclear weapons would have ‘low salience’, or might even disappear into virtual, non-assembled arsenals.  Alas, they are coming to the fore again.  With changes in political context and technology, it is thus pressing that ‘the Bible’ on the Evolution of Nuclear Strategy should be updated.  Lawrence Freedman’s great classic has been admirably updated with the help of Jeff Michaels.  The work, just as its previous editions, thus remains the definitive and authoritative point of reference on nuclear strategy in the twenty-first century.”

—Beatrice Heuser, Chair of International Relations, University of Glasgow, Scotland



First published in 1981, Lawrence Freedman's The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acclaimed as the standard work on the history of attempts to cope militarily and politically with the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons. It has now been completely rewritten, drawing on a wide range of new research, and updated to take account of the period following the end of the cold war, and covering all nuclear powers.




Sommario

Preface
Introduction
1. The Arrival of the Bomb
2. The Strategy of Hiroshima
3. Offence and Defence
4. Aggression and Retaliation
5. Strategy for an Atomic Monopoly
6. Strategy for an Atomic Stalemate
7. Massive Retaliation
8. Limited Objectives
9. Limited Means
10. The Importance of Being First
11. Sputnik and the Soviet Threat
12. Soviet Strategy after Stalin
13. The Technological Arms Race
14. New Sources of Strategy
15. The Strategy of Stable Conflict
16. Disarmament to Arms Control
17. Operational Nuclear Strategy
18. Khrushchev’s Second-Best Deterrent
19. Defending Europe
20. No Cities
21. Assured Destruction
22. Britain’s ‘Independent’ Nuclear Deterrent
23. France and the Credibility of Nuclear Guarantees
24. A NATO Nuclear Force
25. The Unthinkable Weapon
26. China's Paper Tiger
27. The Soviet Approach to Deterrence
28. The McNamara Legacy
29. Salt, Parity and the Critique Of Mad
30. Actions and Reactions
31. Selective Options
32. ICBM Vulnerability
33. The Rise of Anti-Nuclear Protest
34. Strategic Defences
35. Soviet Doctrine from Brezhnev to Gorbachev
36. The End of the Cold War
37. Mutual Assured Safety
38. Elimination or Marginalization
39. The Second Nuclear Age
40. The Nuclear War on Terror
41. Proliferation: The Middle East and the Pacific
42. The Return of Great Power Politics
43. Primacy and Maximum Deterrence
44. Can There Be A Nuclear Strategy?




Autore

Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London, UK. He was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997 and was a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War. His most recent books include Strategy: A History (2015) and The Future of War: A History (2017).

Jeffrey Michaels is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, UK










Altre Informazioni

ISBN:

9781137573490

Condizione: Nuovo
Dimensioni: 210 x 148 mm Ø 1033 gr
Formato: Brossura
Illustration Notes:XVIII, 786 p.
Pagine Arabe: 786
Pagine Romane: xviii


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