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Games of Chicken - Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy (Hardcover): David Schwartzman

Games of Chicken - Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy (Hardcover)

David Schwartzman

Series: Praeger Security International

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Games of Chicken proposes basing nuclear weapons policies on both historical and analytical arguments. Schwartzman analyzes the trade-off between the aggression risk, which U.S. policy has sought to minimize, and the pre-emption risk, which has been ignored. This analysis is then applied to policy developments under each of the post-war U.S. presidents. The historical analysis also demonstrates the importance of the role of myths in the development of policy, most notably: the myth of the nuclear strategy expert; the evil empire myth; and the economic necessity myth. Finally, the author proposes a viable solution to the increasing build-up of nuclear weapons, one which would minimize the preemption risk.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Series: Praeger Security International
Release date: February 1988
First published: February 1988
Authors: David Schwartzman
Dimensions: 230 x 150 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-92884-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General
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LSN: 0-275-92884-5
Barcode: 9780275928841

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