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Long Austin G |
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Deterrence : from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand deterrence research / / Austin Long |
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Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2008 |
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9781282033191 |
1282033190 |
9780833046338 |
0833046330 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (123 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Nattional Defense Research Institute and Porject Air force". |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-107). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Thinking (and Rethinking) the Unthinkable: RAND and Deterrence; CHAPTER TWO- A Too-Distant Mirror? The Relevance of Prior Deterrence; CHAPTER THREE- Department of Defense as Ministry of Fear: The Theory of Deterrence; CHAPTER FOUR- Avoiding the Garrison State: Deterrence as a Strategy; CHAPTER FIVE- Deflecting the Sword of Damocles: Strategic Defense and Deterrence; The Least Miserable Options: Counterforce, Limited Nuclear Options, and Deterrence; Firebreaks on the Battlefield: RAND and Tactical Nuclear Weapons |
Modern Arms and Expensive Men: Conventional Deterrence After Vietnam The Magic Bullets: Conventional Counterforce; CHAPTER SIX- The Other Side of the Hill: Understanding the Adversary and Deterrence; CHAPTER SEVEN- Deterrence Then and Now; The Long Shadow of the Garrison State: Deterrence in Future U.S. Strategy; Cold War Redux: Deterrence and the Peer Competitor; Under Western Eyes: Russian and Chinese Operational Codes; CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusion; APPENDIX- Annotated Bibliography; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines six decades of RAND Corporation research on deterrence for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic |
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