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US Nuclear Strategy

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Philip Bobbitt

    1. University of Texas, UK
      Nuffield College, Oxford, UK

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  2. Lawrence Freedman

    1. King’s College, London, UK

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  3. Gregory F. Treverton

    1. Council on Foreign Relations, USA

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Deterrence before Hiroshima

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Strategic Bombing and World War Two

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 2-9

    3. The Command of the Air

      • Giulio Douhet
      Pages 10-21

    4. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey

      • Philip Bobbitt, Lawrence Freedman, Gregory F. Treverton
      Pages 22-39

    5. Statement by President Harry S. Truman Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima 6 August 1945

      • Philip Bobbitt, Lawrence Freedman, Gregory F. Treverton
      Pages 40-43

  3. Deterrence before the Thermonuclear Age, 1945–53

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. The Post-War Assessments

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 46-53

    3. The Implications of the Atomic Bomb for International Relations

      • Jacob Viner
      Pages 54-63

    4. The Atomic Bomb and American Security

      • Bernard Brodie
      Pages 64-94

    5. The Finletter Report: Survival in the Air Age

      • Philip Bobbitt, Lawrence Freedman, Gregory F. Treverton
      Pages 95-109

  4. Massive Retaliation, 1953–61

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. How Different Are Nuclear Weapons?

      • Gregory F. Treverton
      Pages 112-121

    3. The Evolution of Foreign Policy

      • John Foster Dulles
      Pages 122-130

    4. Securing Peace Through Military Technology

      • C. W. Sherwin
      Pages 131-142

    5. The Delicate Balance of Terror

      • Albert Wohlstetter
      Pages 143-167

    6. The Requirements of Deterrence

      • William W. Kaufmann
      Pages 168-187

  5. Assured Destruction, 1961–73

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. From No Cities to Stable Vulnerability

      • Gregory F. Treverton
      Pages 190-204

    3. Speech to NATO Council, Athens 5 May 1962

      • Robert S. McNamara
      Pages 205-222
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Setting the terms for an effective public debate on nuclear issues, this provides essays and excerpts from longer works that have charted the development of American nuclear strategy. Each section ends with questions for study and analysis with suggested further reading.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas, UK

    Philip Bobbitt

  • Nuffield College, Oxford, UK

    Philip Bobbitt

  • King’s College, London, UK

    Lawrence Freedman

  • Council on Foreign Relations, USA

    Gregory F. Treverton

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