David Walsh

The Military Balance in the Cold War (eBook, ePUB)

US Perceptions and Policy, 1976-85

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the impact of American perceptions of the military balance between the United States and the Soviet Union during the key period of 1976-1985. That decade witnessed the decline of the US-Soviet d nte and the resurgence of superpower confrontation, often called theSecond Cold War. Among the factors contributing to this shift was

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134092642
• Artikelnr.: 38448092

Autorenporträt

David Walsh

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Strategic Forces 1. Counterforce: The Schlesinger
Doctrine and PD 59, 1974-1980 2. Protracted Nuclear War, 1981-1985 3.
Strategic Defense: Of Shelters and Star Wars Part 2: The Balance in Europe
4. The Nuclear Balance 5. Conventional Forces Part 3: Power Projection 6.
The Naval Balance 7. Power Projection: Forces for Rapid Deployment Part 4:
Defense Spending 8. The Expenditure Debate. Conclusion