1st Edition

Deterrence in the 1980s Crisis and Dilemma

Edited By R. B. Byers Copyright 1985
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985, Deterrence in the 1980s offers analyses by leading American and Canadian scholars and decision-makers in the field of strategic studies of the current problems and dilemmas of contemporary international security with deterrence, nuclear and conventional, as the unifying conceptual theme. Deterrence as theory, as history, as psychology, as politics, as ethics and as... Read more

Preface.  Editor’s Introduction.  1. Deterrence Under Attack: Crisis and Dilemma R. B. Byers  2. Deterrence in the 1980s: A Political and Contextual Analysis Janice Gross Stein  3. The Strategy of Deterrence: Is the Concept Credible? George H. Quester  4. Stable Deterrence or Nuclear War-Fighting: All Unclear on the Nuclear Front Leon V. Sigal  5. Space-Based Defence: The ‘Star Wars’ Initiative George Rathjens  6. American and European Security in the 1980s James Leonard  7. Disquiet on the Western Front: An Inquiry into the Current Distemper Lawrence S. Hagen  8. NATO, No First Use and Conventional Deterrence Paul Ruteux  9. Arms Control and Deterrence Strategies Dan Caldwell  10. The Future of Deterrence  Part 1: Deterrence and the General Public Robert W. Reford  Part 2: Deterrence: Political-Strategic Perspectives de Montigny Marchand  Part 3: Deterrence: Military-Strategic Perspectives G. C. E. Theriault  Part 4: Deterrence and the Reagan Administration Helmut Sonnenfeltd.  List of Contributors.  Conference Participants.  Index.

Biography

R. B. Byers