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The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution : Power Politics in the Atomic Age / Daryl G. Press, Keir A. Lieber.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell Studies in Security AffairsPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (180 p.) : 3 maps, 5 chartsContent type:
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  • 9781501749308
  • 9781501749315
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.174 23
LOC classification:
  • JZ5665 .L54 2020
  • JZ5665 .L54 2021
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Nuclear Puzzle -- 1. Power Politics in the Nuclear Age -- 2. Getting to Stalemate: How Much Is Enough? -- 3. Escaping Stalemate: The New Era of Counterforce -- 4. Deterrence under Stalemate: Conventional War and Nuclear Escalation -- Conclusion: Solving the Nuclear Puzzle -- Notes -- Index
Summary: Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today's major geopolitical rivalries intensifying?In The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution, Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press tackle the central puzzle of the nuclear age: the persistence of intense geopolitical competition in the shadow of nuclear weapons. They explain why the Cold War superpowers raced so feverishly against each other; why the creation of "mutual assured destruction" does not ensure peace; and why the rapid technological changes of the 21st century will weaken deterrence in critical hotspots around the world.By explaining how the nuclear revolution falls short, Lieber and Press discover answers to the most pressing questions about deterrence in the coming decades: how much capability is required for a reliable nuclear deterrent, how conventional conflicts may become nuclear wars, and how great care is required now to prevent new technology from ushering in an age of nuclear instability.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Nuclear Puzzle -- 1. Power Politics in the Nuclear Age -- 2. Getting to Stalemate: How Much Is Enough? -- 3. Escaping Stalemate: The New Era of Counterforce -- 4. Deterrence under Stalemate: Conventional War and Nuclear Escalation -- Conclusion: Solving the Nuclear Puzzle -- Notes -- Index

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Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today's major geopolitical rivalries intensifying?In The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution, Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press tackle the central puzzle of the nuclear age: the persistence of intense geopolitical competition in the shadow of nuclear weapons. They explain why the Cold War superpowers raced so feverishly against each other; why the creation of "mutual assured destruction" does not ensure peace; and why the rapid technological changes of the 21st century will weaken deterrence in critical hotspots around the world.By explaining how the nuclear revolution falls short, Lieber and Press discover answers to the most pressing questions about deterrence in the coming decades: how much capability is required for a reliable nuclear deterrent, how conventional conflicts may become nuclear wars, and how great care is required now to prevent new technology from ushering in an age of nuclear instability.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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