Myth of the Nuclear Revolution - Power Politics in the Atomic Age

"Explains the intensity of international competition in the nuclear age and the main deterrence challenges of the twenty-first century"--

List of contents

Introduction: The Nuclear Puzzle

1. Power Politics in the Nuclear Age

2. Gettting to Stalemate: How Much Is Enough?

3. Escaping Stalemate: The New Era of Counterforce

4. Deterrence under Stalemate: Conventional War and Nuclear Escalation

Conclusion: Solving the Nuclear Puzzle

About the author

Keir A. Lieber is Director of the Center for Security Studies and Security Studies Program and Associate Professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. He is the author of War and the Engineers.

Daryl G. Press is Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Calculating Credibility.

Summary

"Explains the intensity of international competition in the nuclear age and the main deterrence challenges of the twenty-first century"--

Product details

• Authors: Keir A Lieber, Keir A. Lieber, Keir A. Press Lieber, Keir A./ Press Lieber, Daryl G Press, Daryl G. Press
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781501749292
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-4929-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Subject: Non-fiction book