Nuclear Weapons: The Balance of Terror, the Quest for Peace

By A.J.C. Edwards

Book Overview

List of Abbreviations - Preface - The Balance of Terror - Basic Theory and the Evolution of Strategic Postures - How it came to Be - Is it Necessary? - Nuclear Weapons and World Politics - Intrinsic Stability - Military Capabilities - War-Fighting and Minimum Deterrence - Arms Control - Dynamic Stability - Extended Deterrence and First Nuclear Use - Limiting Nuclear War - Policies towards the Balance of Terror: Rejection and Abdication - Policies towards the Balance of Terror: Acceptance and Improvement - Appendix: The Algebra of Mutual Deterrence and Stability - Notes and References - Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333395646
• ISBN13: 9780333395646
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"