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Double-edged sword : nuclear diplomacy in unequal conflicts : the United States and China, 1950-1958 / / Appu K. Soman



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Autore: Soman Appu Kuttan <1951-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Double-edged sword : nuclear diplomacy in unequal conflicts : the United States and China, 1950-1958 / / Appu K. Soman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000
London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
Disciplina: 355.02/17/0973
Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons - United States
Nuclear weapons - China
Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations China
China Foreign relations United States
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989
China Foreign relations 1949-1976
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the Stage; 3 The Limits of Nuclear Coercion: Nuclear Diplomacy in the Korean War; 4 A ''Rash and Quixotic Policy'': The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1954 1955; 5 ''Who's Daddy'' in the Taiwan Strait? The Offshore Islands Crisis of 1958; 6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This work explores the efficacy of nuclear diplomacy and the consequences of American nuclear-brinkmanship, via a study of the political and diplomatic role of America's nuclear capabilities in conflicts with a non-nuclear China during the Korean War and the Taiwan Strait Crises.
Titolo autorizzato: Double-edged sword  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-84-00-64230-2
1-280-31561-X
9786610315611
0-313-04671-9
1-56750-941-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910816028503321
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Serie: Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought.