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The Illogic of American Nuclear Strategy

This chapter is in the book The Illogic of American Nuclear Strategy

© 2020 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2020 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Contents 7
Acknowledgments 9
Preface 11
1. The Nuclear Revolution 19
2. Tensions and Attempted Escapes 47
3. The Countervailing Strategy and Its Areas of Incoherence 64
4. Issues and Contradictions in the Countervailing Strategy 86
5. Escalation Dominance and Competition in Risk-Taking 126
6. Conclusions 147
Notes 171
Index 199

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501738654-toc

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Contents 7
Acknowledgments 9
Preface 11
1. The Nuclear Revolution 19
2. Tensions and Attempted Escapes 47
3. The Countervailing Strategy and Its Areas of Incoherence 64
4. Issues and Contradictions in the Countervailing Strategy 86
5. Escalation Dominance and Competition in Risk-Taking 126
6. Conclusions 147
Notes 171
Index 199

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