Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century Therese Delpech was one of France s and the world s most serious and respected scholars of nuclear weapons, strategy, and policy. In this posthumously published volume, she provides an eloquent review and essential update of deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear deterrence during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons a
Full description- Publisher: RAND
- Published: 04 April 2012
- Format: Paperback 196 pages
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- Categories: International Relations | Arms Negotiation & Control | Nuclear Weapons | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780833059307 ISBN 10: 0833059300
- Sales rank: 867,274
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Full description for Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
Deterrence remains a primary doctrine for dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. The author reviews the history of nuclear deterrence and calls for a renewed intellectual effort to address the relevance of concepts such as first strike, escalation, extended deterrence, and other Cold War-era strategies in today's complex world of additional superpowers, smaller nuclear powers, and nonstate actors.
