02824nam 2200565 a 450 991022015640332120241206193538.09781282033191128203319097808330463380833046330(CKB)2560000000089635(EBL)425934(OCoLC)476267710(SSID)ssj0000137621(PQKBManifestationID)11160133(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137621(PQKBWorkID)10088599(PQKB)10352168(MiAaPQ)EBC425934(oapen)doab114768(EXLCZ)99256000000008963520080619d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeterrence from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand deterrence research /Austin LongSanta Monica, CA RAND Corp.20081 online resource (123 p.)"Nattional Defense Research Institute and Porject Air force".9780833044822 0833044826 Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-107).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 WeaponsModern 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; ReferencesThis book examines six decades of RAND Corporation research on deterrence for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environments.Deterrence (Strategy)Deterrence (Strategy)355.02/17Long Austin G986688Rand Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220156403321Deterrence4298088UNINA