1st Edition
The Military Balance in the Cold War US Perceptions and Policy, 1976-85
By David Walsh
Copyright 1999
304 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
This book examines the impact of American perceptions of the military balance between the United States and the Soviet Union during the key period of 1976-1985.
That decade witnessed the decline of the US-Soviet détente and the resurgence of superpower confrontation, often called the ‘Second Cold War’. Among the factors contributing to this shift was the American view of the military balance –... Read more
Introduction Part 1: Strategic Forces 1. Counterforce: The Schlesinger Doctrine and PD 59, 1974-1980 2. Protracted Nuclear War, 1981-1985 3. Strategic Defense: Of Shelters and Star Wars Part 2: The Balance in Europe 4. The Nuclear Balance 5. Conventional Forces Part 3: Power Projection 6. The Naval Balance 7. Power Projection: Forces for Rapid Deployment Part 4: Defense Spending 8. The Expenditure Debate. Conclusion
Biography
David Walsh
