02448oam 2200457 450 991082559640332120230629232313.01-64012-234-6(CKB)5590000000429196(MdBmJHUP)muse84420(MiAaPQ)EBC6414396(MiAaPQ)EBC6997552(Au-PeEL)EBL6997552(EXLCZ)99559000000042919620210521d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEmergency war plan the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 /Sean M. MaloneyLincoln, Nebraska :Potomac Books,[2021]©20211 online resource1-64012-419-5 Nuclear targeting and Japan, 1945 -- Per ardua ad atomica : Ur-nuclear targeting, 1946-49 -- Imminence of war I : targeting the Soviet Union, 1950-53 -- Imminence of war II : targeting Europe and the Far East, 1950-53 -- Four Horsemen I : targeting the Soviet Union, 1954-56 -- Four Horsemen II : targeting Europe and the Far East, 1954-56 -- Increasing the deterrent margin : SAC and the Soviet Union, 1956-58 -- Prosteishiy Sputnik : mid-course corrections, 1957-59 -- Coming together : the Basic War Plan, 1958-60 -- Megadeath musings : alternative undertaking and deterrence, 1958-60 -- The acme of skill : the Basic War Plan, the General Emergency Operations Plan, and the Far East, 1957-60 -- Conclusion -- AppendixA: SAC Emergency War Plan EWP1-49 and EWP1-51 Targets -- Appendix B: Soviet cities and population, 1960 estimates."Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, "Emergency War Plan" examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945-60 period of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher.Nuclear weaponsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryTargeting (Nuclear strategy)History20th centurySoviet UnionStrategic aspectsNuclear weaponsHistoryTargeting (Nuclear strategy)History355.0217092Maloney Sean M.1967-1687315MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910825596403321Emergency war plan4060690UNINA