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From MAD to madness : inside Pentagon nuclear war planning : memoir / / by Paul H. Johnstone : introduction and commentary by Diana Johnstone
| From MAD to madness : inside Pentagon nuclear war planning : memoir / / by Paul H. Johnstone : introduction and commentary by Diana Johnstone |
| Autore | Johnstone Paul H (Paul Howard), <1903-1981, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clarity Press |
| Disciplina | 355.02/170973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
Military planning - United States - History - 20th century Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Strategic forces - United States - History - 20th century Deterrence (Strategy) - History - 20th century Cold War |
| ISBN | 0-9978965-3-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / by Diana Johnstone -- Part 1. The spirit of the times -- The fog of war planning -- Memoirs of a humanist in the Pentagon / by Paul H. Johnstone -- Foreword: what this is all about -- The world of target planning -- Air targets intelligence -- Air targets doctrine -- Economic war potential doctrine applied to occupation policies -- Some problems and methods -- Playing games with nuclear war -- The Cold War atmosphere -- Games and bonuses -- The rise of fear -- Part 2. Imagining doomsday -- The fallout study -- The "humane alternative" -- The civilian morale study -- The strategic weapons study -- The tenor of the times -- The command and control dilemma -- Exploring "implications" -- Part 3. The critical incident studies -- The Laos crisis -- The Berlin Crisis -- Postface: Doomsday postponed / by Diana Johnstone. |
| Altri titoli varianti | From MAD to Madness |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162722903321 |
Johnstone Paul H (Paul Howard), <1903-1981, >
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To Kill Nations : American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction / / Edward Kaplan
| To Kill Nations : American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction / / Edward Kaplan |
| Autore | Kaplan Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/17097309045 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air power - United States - Philosophy - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8014-5549-9
0-8014-5550-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Prevail -- 1. Antecedents -- 2. Declaration, Action, and the Air-Atomic Strategy -- 3. Finding a Place -- 4. The Fantastic Compression of Time -- 5. To Kill a Nation -- 6. Stalemate, Finite Deterrence, Polaris, and SIOP-62 -- 7. New Sheriff in Town -- 8. End of an Era -- Conclusion: Survive -- Key to Sources and Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463913903321 |
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| Ithaca, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To kill nations : American strategy in the air-atomic age and the rise of mutually assured destruction / / Edward Kaplan
| To kill nations : American strategy in the air-atomic age and the rise of mutually assured destruction / / Edward Kaplan |
| Autore | Kaplan Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : 1 illustration |
| Disciplina | 355.02/17097309045 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air power - United States - Philosophy - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-5017-5204-9
0-8014-5549-9 0-8014-5550-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Prevail -- 1. Antecedents -- 2. Declaration, Action, and the Air-Atomic Strategy -- 3. Finding a Place -- 4. The Fantastic Compression of Time -- 5. To Kill a Nation -- 6. Stalemate, Finite Deterrence, Polaris, and SIOP-62 -- 7. New Sheriff in Town -- 8. End of an Era -- Conclusion: Survive -- Key to Sources and Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788012203321 |
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Kaplan Edward
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| Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To kill nations : American strategy in the air-atomic age and the rise of mutually assured destruction / / Edward Kaplan
| To kill nations : American strategy in the air-atomic age and the rise of mutually assured destruction / / Edward Kaplan |
| Autore | Kaplan Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : 1 illustration |
| Disciplina | 355.02/17097309045 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air warfare - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century Air power - United States - Philosophy - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-5017-5204-9
0-8014-5549-9 0-8014-5550-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Prevail -- 1. Antecedents -- 2. Declaration, Action, and the Air-Atomic Strategy -- 3. Finding a Place -- 4. The Fantastic Compression of Time -- 5. To Kill a Nation -- 6. Stalemate, Finite Deterrence, Polaris, and SIOP-62 -- 7. New Sheriff in Town -- 8. End of an Era -- Conclusion: Survive -- Key to Sources and Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828995203321 |
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Kaplan Edward
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| Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nuclear weapons - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century
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- Air power - United States - Philosophy - History - 20th century (3)
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