The Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945–1953

The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficu...

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Main Authors: Williamson, Samuel R., Rearden, Steven L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 1993, 1993
Series:Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era
Physical Description:XI, 224 p online resource
ISBN:9781137058829