Preventive Attack And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: A Comparative Historical Survey - Couverture rigide

Goldstein, Lyle J.

 
9780804750264: Preventive Attack And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: A Comparative Historical Survey
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0804750262 ISBN 13 : 9780804750264
Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The controversial Bush doctrine of preemptive war is often described as revolutionary. In fact, as this comparative study of rivalries involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) shows, notions of preventive and preemptive war have long been closely tied to such weapons. In this study, a wealth of historical data is analyzed to address the fundamental question that WMD proliferation raises for U.S. defense policy: will the projection of U.S. power be deterred by nascent WMD arsenals in the hands of rogue states?

This wide-ranging comparison yields the conclusion that small WMD arsenals do not have the deterrent effects often attributed to them by scholars and analysts. These theorists ignore history's close calls, an oversight we share at our peril.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lyle J. Goldstein is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies and Vice-Chairman of the Eurasia Studies Group at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.

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Éditeur
Stanford University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0804750262
ISBN 13 
9780804750264
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
280
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