Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Monopoly 12
6. 2. Iraq versus the United States 40
7. 3. Egypt versus Israel 63
8. 4. China versus the United States 88
9. 5. The Soviet Union versus the United States 114
10. Conclusion 135
11. Appendix A: Counting Wars in Nuclear Monopoly 153
12. Appendix B: Additional Cases 159
13. Notes 181
14. Index 233