Avoiding Armageddon: Canadian Military Strategy and Nuclear Weapons, 1950-63 - Couverture souple

Richter, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774808896 ISBN 13 : 9780774808897

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2003

Synopsis

Drawing on previously classified government records, Richter reveals that Canadian defence officials independently came to strategic understandings of the most critical issues of the nuclear age regarding the use of force in resolving disputes. Canadian appreciation of deterrence, arms control, and strategic stability differed conceptually from the US models. Similarly, Canadian thinking on the controversial issues of air defence and the domestic acquisition of nuclear weapons was primarily influenced by decidedly Canadian interests. This book illustrates Canada's considerable latitude for independent defence thinking while providing key historical information that helps make sense of the contemporary Canadian defence debate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Richter is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Windsor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774808896
• ISBN 13: 9780774808897
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible