Evolution of Nuclear Strategy FROM THE PUBLISHER
First published 20 years ago, Lawrence Freedman's Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acclaimed as the standard work on the history of attempts to cope militarily and politically with the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons. It has now been rewritten, drawing on a wide range of new research, and updated to take account of the period following the end of the cold war, taking the story to contemporary arguments about missile defense.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Ever since the destruction of Hiroshima in August, 1945, defense strategies have confronted the problem of preventing the use of nuclear weapons while exploiting the same weapons for national security purposes. Freedman describes the impact of nuclear weapons on strategic thought, with particular emphasis on Western reliance on nuclear weapons to deter Soviet aggression. The strategic debate throughout the postwar period is examined and linked to the formation of policy in each of the nuclear powers. This new edition is current through the Reagan Administration. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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