Beschreibung:
This book critically examines U.S. attempts to establish a nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union and offers new approaches to dealing with the changing strategic environment. Dr. Payne maintains that the most influential theories of nuclear deterrence--Assured Vulnerability and Flexible Targeting-are unrealistic, given Soviet foreign policy an
A Westview Replica Edition -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Assured Vulnerability Model of Deterrence -- Assured Vulnerability and the United States Strategic Force Posture -- The Inadequacy of Assured Vulnerability -- The Soviet Union: A Status Quo Power? -- Soviet Strategic Thought -- The Strategic Balance and the Value of Superiority -- An Adequate Theory of Deterrence: A Balanced Approach to Offense and Defense -- Summary and Conclusion