Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, Emergency War Plan examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945–1960 period of the Cold War.
Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, Emergency War Plan examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945–1960 period of the Cold War.
Sean M. Maloney is a professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada and served as the Canadian Army’s historian for the war in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2014. He is the author of several books, including Learning to Love the Bomb: Canada’s Nuclear Weapons during the Cold War (Potomac Books, 2007) and Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove: The Secret History of Nuclear War Films (Potomac Books, 2020).
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List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Kami no itte: Nuclear Targeting and Japan, 1945 2. Per Ardua ad Atomica: Ur-Nuclear Targeting, 1946–49 3. Imminence of War I: Targeting the Soviet Union, 1950–53 4. Imminence of War II: Targeting Europe and the Far East, 1950–53 5. Four Horsemen I: Targeting the Soviet Union, 1954–56 6. Four Horsemen II: Targeting Europe and the Far East, 1954–56 7. Increasing the Deterrent Margin: Strategic Air Command and the Soviet Union, 1956–58 8. Prosteishiy Sputnik: Midcourse Corrections, 1957–59 9. Coming Together: The Basic War Plan, 1958–60 10. Megadeath Musings: Alternative Undertaking and Deterrence, 1958–60 11. The Acme of Skill: The Basic War Plan, the General Emergency Operations Plan, and the Far East, 1957–60 Conclusion Appendix A: SAC Emergency War Plan 1-49 and 1-51 Targets Appendix B: Soviet Cities and Population, 1960 Estimates Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Kami no itte: Nuclear Targeting and Japan, 1945 2. Per Ardua ad Atomica: Ur-Nuclear Targeting, 1946–49 3. Imminence of War I: Targeting the Soviet Union, 1950–53 4. Imminence of War II: Targeting Europe and the Far East, 1950–53 5. Four Horsemen I: Targeting the Soviet Union, 1954–56 6. Four Horsemen II: Targeting Europe and the Far East, 1954–56 7. Increasing the Deterrent Margin: Strategic Air Command and the Soviet Union, 1956–58 8. Prosteishiy Sputnik: Midcourse Corrections, 1957–59 9. Coming Together: The Basic War Plan, 1958–60 10. Megadeath Musings: Alternative Undertaking and Deterrence, 1958–60 11. The Acme of Skill: The Basic War Plan, the General Emergency Operations Plan, and the Far East, 1957–60 Conclusion Appendix A: SAC Emergency War Plan 1-49 and 1-51 Targets Appendix B: Soviet Cities and Population, 1960 Estimates Notes Bibliography Index
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