Matthew Kroenig

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy

Why Strategic Superiority Matters

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What kind of nuclear strategy and posture does the United States need to defend itself and its allies? Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book explains why a robust nuclear posture, above and beyond a mere second-strike capability, contributes to a state's national security goals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 167mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 511g
• ISBN-13: 9780190849184
• ISBN-10: 0190849185
• Artikelnr.: 49374845

Autorenporträt

Matthew Kroenig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at The Atlantic Council. He is the author or editor of six books, including Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface
Introduction
PART I. The Advantages of Nuclear Advantages
Chapter 1. Toward a New Theory of Nuclear Deterrence: The Superiority-Brinkmanship Synthesis Theory
Chapter 2. Nuclear War Outcomes
Chapter 3. The Correlates of Nuclear Crisis Outcomes
Chapter 4. The Mechanisms of Nuclear Crisis Outcomes
Chapter 5. Nuclear Deterrence and Compellence
PART II. The Disadvantages of Nuclear Advantages?
Chapter 6. Strategic Stability
Chapter 7. Arms Races
Chapter 8. Nonproliferation
Chapter 9. The Defense Budget
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index