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The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution
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Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
General Political ScienceMilitary StrategyWeapons of Mass Destruction
ISBN13: 9780801495656
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Published: Oct 2 1990
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.63 Depth: 9.55
Language: English
Robert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examines how the potential for nuclear Armageddon has changed the meaning of war, the psychology of statesmanship, and the formulation of military policy by the superpowers.
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