The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters

by Matthew Kroenig

Book Overview

For decades, the reigning scholarly wisdom about nuclear weapons policy has been that the United States only needs the ability to absorb an enemy nuclear attack and still be able to respond with a devastating counterattack. This argument is reasonable, but, empirically, we see that the US has always maintained a nuclear posture that is much more robust than a mere second-strike capability. In The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy, Matthew Kroenig...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197506585
• ISBN13: 9780197506585
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"