Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures, Tables, and Map ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Contributors xv
6. Preface xix
7. PART I. Assessing the History of Limited Nuclear War
8. 1. Limited War and the Advent of Nuclear Weapons 3
9. 2. The Origins of Limited Nuclear War Theory 21
10. 3. The United States and Discriminate Nuclear Options in the Cold War 49
11. 4. Post–Cold War US Nuclear Strategy 80
12. PART II. Managing the Risk of Nuclear War in the 21st Century
13. 5. The Emerging Nuclear Landscape 101
14. 6. Future Scenarios of Limited Nuclear Conflict 129
15. 7. Escalation to Limited Nuclear War in the 21st Century 144
16. 8. The End of the Nuclear Taboo? 172
17. 9. Deterrence, Crisis Management, and Nuclear War Termination 191
18. PART III. Confronting the Challenges of Nuclear War in the 21st Century
19. 10. On US Preparedness for Limited Nuclear War 211
20. 11. Limited Nuclear Conflict and the American Way of War 244
21. 12. Limited Nuclear War Reconsidered 263
22. Index 273