Logic of Accidental Nuclear War (Paperback, New)

The end of the cold war and the disintegration of the Soviet Union has not eliminated the threat posed to international security by nuclear weapons. The Soviet breakup actually created a new set of dangers: the accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons and the illicit transfer of nuclear warheads, technology, or expertise to the Third World. The Logic of Accidental Nuclear War analyzes the danger of nuclear inadvertence lurking in the command and control systems of the nuclear superpowers. Foreign policy expert Bruce G. Blair identifies the cold war roots of the contemporary risks and outlines a comprehensive policy agenda to strengthen control over nuclear forces. Based on discussions with numerous U.S. and Russian experts, including Russian launch officers who served in the strategic rocket forces and ballistic missile submarines, this book reveals a wealth of new facts about the hidden history of U.S. and Soviet nuclear crisis alerts and exercises. It is a richly detailed, rigorous, and authoritative account of nuclear operations and overturns much conventional wisdom on the subject.

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1993
First published:	April 1993
Authors:	Blair
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	364
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8157-0983-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons
LSN:	0-8157-0983-8
Barcode:	9780815709831

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