The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy / Edition 1

by Terry Terriff

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801430824
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1995
Series:	Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Terry Terriff is Senior Research Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, University of Calgary.