If a nuclear war between American and Soviet forces or the
forces of their allies were to start, how would it end? This
soberting analysis, one of the few published treatments of War
termination, identifies the policies and strategic issues involved
in the attempt to control and end a nuclear war should one ever
start. The author presents both a comprehensive overview of the
theory of war termination and a broad-based analysis of the
specific aspects of the question. Throughout, the aim is to provide
policymakers and students of military strategy with a tool for
improved strategic war planning that emphasizes the importance of
flexibility and durability rather than the current emphasis on
damage infliction.
Cimbala begins by discussing the compelling reasons for studying
war termination, among them the potential deterrent value of such
study. He then introduced pertinent issues in the literature of war
termination, including the notion of an agreed battle', escalation
control, intrawar deterrence, and coercive diplomacy. The bulk of
the study is devoted to a detailed discussion of specific aspects
of nuclear war determination. Ih his concluding chapter, Cimbala
integrates these aspects into a coherrent theory of nuclear war
termination and assesses the potential implications of strategic
defenses for American nuclear deterrence strategies.
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