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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
1993, 1993
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 224 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137058829 |