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Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control, and the Future (Hardcover)
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Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control, and the Future (Hardcover)
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Balanced and comprehensive in approach, this text assembles classic
statements on nuclear strategy and arms control made by Soviet and
U.S. policymakers, military thinkers, and opinion leaders during
the last forty years. Major Soviet statements, rarely appearing in
translation, reflect the disagreement over whether "victory" or
"parity" is the goal of Soviet nuclear strategy and forces. Taken
as a whole, the selections record the concerns and hopes of
government leaders who bear responsibility for protecting their
nation's security in the nuclear age. The general introduction is
structured and written in a straightforward, succinct fashion that
helps the student master the seemingly inchoate mass of ideas
surrounding the arms race. The development of Soviet and U.S.
policies and postures since the Cold War is recounted. The
ramifications of such concepts as counterforce strategy, massive
retaliation, assured destruction, deterrence, stability, and the
strategic defense initiative are logically and thoroughly explained
so that students with no background can easily grasp the
discussions that follow. The introduction also explores the
intricacies of arms control negotiations, as well as the pitfalls
that have been and will be encountered by the superpowers. With
their analysis of the arms race, the editors bridge the gap between
antinuclear activists and those who are legally charged with the
defense of their country. Intended for use as a basic text in
courses on national security, arms control, and peace studies, this
collection of primary sources encourages students to reassess their
own perceptions of the arms race. Each chapter contains its own
extensive introduction, and each part has a selected bibliography
that can be used for further study. The glossary at the end of the
text provides a comprehensive dictionary of arms control and
disarmament terms. The historic nature of the selections makes this
book a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and libraries
as well.
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