The False Promise of Superiority: The United States and Nuclear Deterrence After the Cold War

by James H. Lebovic

Book Overview

This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear adversaries or influence them when employing various coercive tactics.

During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of coercive tactics. But policymakers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197680879
• ISBN13: 9780197680872
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"