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.
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 Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy
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The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy
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| ISBN-13: | 9781501717598 |
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| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Publication date: | 05/31/2018 |
| Series: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 256 |
| File size: | 15 MB |
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| Age Range: | 18 Years |