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Strategic Power

United States of America and the U.S.S.R.

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Carl G. Jacobsen

    1. Carleton University Institute of Soviet and East European Studies, Canada
      East-West Projects, Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Strategic Culture in Theory and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Concept of Strategic Culture: Caveat Emptor

      • Jack Snyder
      Pages 3-9

    3. American National Style and Strategic Culture

      • William Kincade
      Pages 10-34

    4. Soviet Strategic Culture

      • David R. Jones
      Pages 35-49

    5. US Perceptions of Soviet Threat: Prudence and Paranoia

      • Ken Booth
      Pages 50-71

    6. Soviet Perceptions of US Threat

      • Sergei P. Fedorenko
      Pages 72-84

    7. United States Strategic Policy Since 1945: Doctrine, Military-Technical Innovation and Force Structure

      • Desmond Ball
      Pages 85-105

    8. Soviet Strategic Policy Since 1945

      • Carl G. Jacobsen
      Pages 106-120

    9. The Concept of Strategic Culture Affirmed

      • Ken Booth
      Pages 121-128

  3. Comparative Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. The US Approach to Deterrence

      • Patrick M. Morgan
      Pages 131-139

    3. Soviet Views on Nuclear Deterrence

      • Robert Arnett
      Pages 140-143

    4. US Thinking About Arms Competition and Arms Control

      • Gloria Duffy
      Pages 144-150

    5. The Arms Race and Arms Control: Soviet Views

      • Matthew Evangelista
      Pages 151-156

    6. Escalation/Limited War: The US View

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 157-161

    7. Soviet Views of Escalation/Limited War

      • Daniel S. Papp
      Pages 162-168

    8. Strategic Stability/ Superiority: the US View

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 169-173

    9. Soviet Views on Strategic Stability/Superiority

      • Alexei G. Arbatov, Genadiy K. Lednev
      Pages 174-190

    10. Crisis Management: the US Approach

      • Phil Williams
      Pages 191-197
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About this book

This book highlights the impact and relevance of "strategic culture". Each section contains essays contrasting United States and Soviet perceptions on specific topics. Each section closes with a synthesizing commentary, to help readers to get a better sense of differences and similarities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Carleton University Institute of Soviet and East European Studies, Canada

    Carl G. Jacobsen

  • East-West Projects, Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, Ottawa, Canada

    Carl G. Jacobsen

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