Nuclear first strike : consequences of a broken taboo /

This provocative and timely work examines various scenarios in which the deployment of nuclear weapons could occur, the probable consequences of such an escalation, the likely world reactions, and the plausible policy ramifications. Rather than projecting the physical damage that would result from n...

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Main Author: Quester, George H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Considering the consequences of nuclear weapons use
  • Some scenarios of nuclear escalation
  • Likely world reactions
  • Likely American popular reactions
  • Appropriate United States policy responses
  • Some final observations.