The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy - Softcover

Lawrence Freedman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333414160 ISBN 13: 9780333414163

Publisher: The Macmillan Press, 1989

Synopsis

The book begins with the theories of airpower which shaped the early appreciation of the role of atomic weapons. A discussion follows of the movement in the West towards reliance on nuclear weapons to deter Soviet aggression, and of the major problem of credibility that arose as soon as the Soviet Union developed its own nuclear capability.

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About the Author

LAWRENCE FREEDMAN is Professor of War Studies and Head of the School of Social Science and Public Policy at King's College, London. He is the author of many books and articles, including The Gulf Conflict (with Efraim Karsh) and Kennedy's Wars: Berlin, Cuba, Laos and Vietnam. In 1997 he was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Macmillan Press
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333414160
• ISBN 13: 9780333414163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544