We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear
strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy
agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero
movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our
contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for
contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on
the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear
Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely
accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the
consequences of the nuclear revolution.
On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin
reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of
nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and
motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to
assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he
finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear
history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were
more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about
the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers.
Gavin's rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened
in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear
weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft
provides a solid foundation for future policymaking.
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