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

by Steven L Reardon, Steven L Rearden, Kenneth A. Loparo

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1349606766

ISBN13:9781349606764

Release Date:June 1993

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Engineering History Military Military Science National & International Security Nuclear Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences

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