Deterrence in the 1980s: Crisis and Dilemma

ISBN-13: 9780367542368 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 242 str.

R. B. Byers

Opis

Originally published in 1985, this title offers analyses by leading American and Canadian scholars and decision-makers in the field of strategic studies of the current problems and dilemmas of contemporary international security with deterrence, nuclear and conventional, as the unifying conceptual theme.

Spis treści

Preface.  Editor’s Introduction.  1. Deterrence Under Attack: Crisis and Dilemma R. B. Byers  2. Deterrence in the 1980s: A Political and Contextual Analysis Janice Gross Stein  3. The Strategy of Deterrence: Is the Concept Credible? George H. Quester  4. Stable Deterrence or Nuclear War-Fighting: All Unclear on the Nuclear Front Leon V. Sigal  5. Space-Based Defence: The ‘Star Wars’ Initiative George Rathjens  6. American and European Security in the 1980s James Leonard  7. Disquiet on the Western Front: An Inquiry into the Current Distemper Lawrence S. Hagen  8. NATO, No First Use and Conventional Deterrence Paul Ruteux  9. Arms Control and Deterrence Strategies Dan Caldwell  10. The Future of Deterrence  Part 1: Deterrence and the General Public Robert W. Reford  Part 2: Deterrence: Political-Strategic Perspectives de Montigny Marchand  Part 3: Deterrence: Military-Strategic Perspectives G. C. E. Theriault  Part 4: Deterrence and the Reagan Administration Helmut Sonnenfeltd.  List of Contributors.  Conference Participants.  Index.

O autorze

R. B. Byers