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"An excellent overview of the history and future of deterrence." -- Naval War College Review
"Perhaps the best critique of proliferation is to be found in Deterrence in the Second Nuclear Age, even though Keith Payne does not write directly about the subject. Payne argues that, in what he calls 'the second nuclear age,' the character of deterrence has changed. More important still, he offers some tentative steps toward developing effective deterrence policies for this new era." -- Orbis
"Masterful analysis." -- Airpower Journal
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A great contribution to the much needed discussion of nuclear deterrence, both the history and future.
As we transition from a world with one or two potential nuclear adversaries to a world with several large nuclear arsenals, a number of countries with small arsenals and the possibility that a non state organization might obtain functioning nuclear weapons the problems of deterrence becomes far more complex. The author does a great job walking the reader through the jungle. The downside of the book is that it may cause some sleepless nights. Highly recommended.
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The word deterrence may bring to mind the Cold War's "balance of terror" and threats of nuclear "mutual assured destruction." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second nuclear age, sensible foe, retaliatory nuclear threats, sensible opponent, deterrence framework, regional challengers, deterrence policies, generically rational, deterrence stability, deterrence effectiveness, minimum deterrence, particular challenger, deterrence commitment, deterrence policy, radioactive glass, deterrence relationship, regional deterrence, deterrence failure, deterrence threats, deterrence theory, deterrence purposes, nuclear use, deterrent threat, retaliatory threat, retaliatory capability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cold War, New York, Soviet Union, Assured Vulnerability, Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Alexander George, Department of Defense, Harold Brown, President Bush, James Woolsey, Regional Deterrence Strategies, Sun Tzu, Donald Kagan, Washington Post, William Perry, Armed Services, Santa Monica, Tariq Aziz, Washington Times, Desert Storm, Middle East, Princeton Univ, Forceful Persuasion New!
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The word deterrence may bring to mind the Cold War's "balance of terror" and threats of nuclear "mutual assured destruction." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second nuclear age, sensible foe, retaliatory nuclear threats, sensible opponent, deterrence framework, regional challengers, deterrence policies, generically rational, deterrence stability, deterrence effectiveness, minimum deterrence, particular challenger, deterrence commitment, deterrence policy, radioactive glass, deterrence relationship, regional deterrence, deterrence failure, deterrence threats, deterrence theory, deterrence purposes, nuclear use, deterrent threat, retaliatory threat, retaliatory capability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cold War, New York, Soviet Union, Assured Vulnerability, Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Alexander George, Department of Defense, Harold Brown, President Bush, James Woolsey, Regional Deterrence Strategies, Sun Tzu, Donald Kagan, Washington Post, William Perry, Armed Services, Santa Monica, Tariq Aziz, Washington Times, Desert Storm, Middle East, Princeton Univ, Forceful Persuasion New!
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- The Cold War (U.S. Wars) by R. Conrad Stein on 11 pages
- We All Lost the Cold War by Richard Ned Lebow on 10 pages
- On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace by Donald Kagan on 7 pages
- The Wizards of Armageddon (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) by Fred Kaplan on 4 pages
- Deterrence in American Foreign Policy by Alexander George on page 73, page 88, and page 94
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- Nuclear Strategy in the Twenty-First Century by Stephen J. Cimbala on 6 pages
- Clausewitz and Chaos: Friction in War and Military Policy by Stephen J. Cimbala on 5 pages
- Through a Glass Darkly: Looking at Conflict Prevention, Management, and Termination by Stephen J. Cimbala on 5 pages
- The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction by Keith B. Payne on 4 pages
- The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction by Keith B. Payne on 4 pages
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