Nuclear deterrence theory : the search for credibility / Robert Powell
1990, First Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #383753
ISBN: 0521375274
Physical description: viii, 230 pages; 21cm. Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The nuclear revolution and the problem of credibility; 3. The dynamics of nuclear brinkmanship; 4. Stability and longer brinkmanship crises; 5. Crisis stability in the nuclear age; 6. Stability and the lack of control; 7. The strategy of limited retaliation; 8. An appraisal; Appendix: some introductory notes on game theory; References; Index.
Subjects: Deterrence (Strategy). Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear energy Political aspects. Deterrence (Strategy). Nuclear warfare.
Dissuasion (Stratégie)
Guerre nucléaire. nuclear wars. Deterrence (Strategy)
Nuclear warfare. Deterrence (Strategy)
Nuclear warfare. Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear Deterrence. Abschreckung
Atomstrategie. Deterrence (Strategy). Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons. Deterrence. International peace and security.
Nuclear power Political aspects.
Price: €120.00