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Strategic thought in the nuclear age / Editor Laurence Martin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Baltimore, Ma. (EE.UU.) : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981.Description: 233 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0801827027
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • S898 1981
Summary: Strategic Thought in the Nuclear Age is a scholarly collection that examines how thinkers, policymakers, and strategists understood the implications of nuclear weapons for international security, deterrence, alliance relationships, and crisis management during the Cold War. The essays analyze both historical developments and theoretical debates about how nuclear capabilities influence military strategy and global politics. The book reflects on strategic doctrines such as deterrence, arms races, crisis behavior, and alliance politics, and surveys the changing perceptions of nuclear risk from the 1950s through later decades. Laurence Martin (editor) was a respected strategic thinker and policy analyst who engaged deeply with international security issues. His work often emphasized the importance of deterrence stability, balancing conventional and nuclear forces, and the limits of disarmament without credible defense.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) S898 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000198193

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Strategic Thought in the Nuclear Age is a scholarly collection that examines how thinkers, policymakers, and strategists understood the implications of nuclear weapons for international security, deterrence, alliance relationships, and crisis management during the Cold War. The essays analyze both historical developments and theoretical debates about how nuclear capabilities influence military strategy and global politics.

The book reflects on strategic doctrines such as deterrence, arms races, crisis behavior, and alliance politics, and surveys the changing perceptions of nuclear risk from the 1950s through later decades.

Laurence Martin (editor) was a respected strategic thinker and policy analyst who engaged deeply with international security issues. His work often emphasized the importance of deterrence stability, balancing conventional and nuclear forces, and the limits of disarmament without credible defense.

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