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UNINA9910965809603321 |
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Autore |
Morgan Patrick M. <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Deterrence now / / Patrick M. Morgan |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge [England] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
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1-107-13682-2 |
0521822572 |
1-280-43099-0 |
9786610430994 |
1-139-14897-4 |
0-511-17867-0 |
0-511-06201-X |
0-511-05568-4 |
0-511-30589-3 |
0-511-49157-3 |
0-511-07047-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in international relations ; ; 89 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deterrence (Strategy) |
World politics - 1989- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-323) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. History: deterrence in the Cold War -- 2. Deterrence and rationality -- 3. General deterrence -- 4. Testing, testing, one ... two ... three -- 5. Collective actor deterrence -- 6. The revolution in military affairs and deterrence -- 7. Deterrence in the post-Cold War world -- 8. Some conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Patrick Morgan's authoritative study revisits the place of deterrence after the Cold War. By assessing and questioning the state of modern deterrence theory, particularly under conditions of nuclear proliferation, Morgan argues that there are basic flaws in the design of the theory that ultimately limits its utility. Given the probable patterns of future international politics, he suggests that greater attention be paid to 'general' deterrence as opposed to 'immediate' deterrence and |
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