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The De-escalation of Nuclear Crises

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  • © 1992

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  1. Joseph E. Nation
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Perspectives on Crisis De-escalation and Building Confidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Theory of Confidence-Building Measures

      • Richard E. Darilek
      Pages 3-35

    3. A Soviet View

      • Sergei Y. Tikhonov
      Pages 36-55

    4. Some Lessons from Twentieth-century Crises and Wars

      • Philip J. Romero
      Pages 56-76

    5. Behavioral Factors in Nuclear Crisis De-escalation

      • Paul K. Davis, Barry Wolf
      Pages 77-102

  3. Nuclear Operations and De-escalatory Measures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. De-escalatory Confidence-Building Measures and US Nuclear Operations

      • Glenn C. Buchan
      Pages 105-150

    3. De-escalation and Soviet Nuclear Operations

      • David Frelinger
      Pages 151-176

  4. Future Prospects and Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. De-escalatory Confidence-building Measures after START

      • Paul N. Stockton
      Pages 179-197

    3. Non-Superpower Nuclear Crisis De-escalation

      • William C. Martel
      Pages 198-225

    4. Conclusions

      • Joseph E. Nation
      Pages 226-238

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 239-249
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The de-escalation of a nuclear crisis is one of the major issues facing humankind. This book examines how nations in crises might successfully move back from the brink of nuclear war and how confidence-building measures might help and hinder the de-escalatory process.

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