Briefing on Counterforce Attacks

Briefing on Counterforce Attacks
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Law, and Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1975
Genre: Air defenses
ISBN:

The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy

The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy
Author: Terry Terriff
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501717596

In 1974 Richard Nixon's defense secretary, James Schlesinger, announced that the United States would change its nuclear targeting policy from "assured destruction" to "limited nuclear options." In this account of the Schlesinger Doctrine based on newly declassified documents and extensive interviews with key actors, Terry Terriff challenges the Nixon administration's official explanation of why and how this policy innovation occurred.

The Second Nuclear Age

The Second Nuclear Age
Author: Colin S. Gray
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781555873318

The author takes issue with the complacent belief that a happy mixture of deterrence, arms control and luck will enable humanity to cope adequately with weapons of mass destruction, arguing that the risks are ever more serious.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1978-05
Genre:
ISBN:

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.

FAR Horizons

FAR Horizons
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1975
Genre: International relations
ISBN:

FAR Horizons

FAR Horizons
Author: National Security Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs Research
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1972
Genre:
ISBN: