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

• Autore: Soman Appu Kuttan <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2000
• 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
• ISBN: 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.: 9910777330503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought.