Nuclear Deterrence Theory: The Search for Credibility

by Robert Powell

Book Overview

Applying advances in game theory to the study of nuclear deterrence, Robert Powell examines the foundations of deterrence theory. Game-theoretic analysis allows the author to explore some of the most complex and problematic issues in deterrence theory, including the effects of first-strike advantages, limited retaliation, and the number of nuclear powers in the international system on the dynamics of escalation. With the formalizations he develops,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521375274
• ISBN13: 9780521375276
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"