| The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S. Nuclear Strategy Contributor(s): Terriff, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801430828 ISBN-13: 9780801430824 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 94045262 |
| Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1974 Richard Nixon's defense secretary, James Schlesinger, announced that the United States would change its nuclear targeting policy from assured destruction to limited nuclear options. In this account of the Schlesinger Doctrine based on newly declassified documents and extensive interviews with key actors, Terry Terriff challenges the Nixon administration's official explanation of why and how this policy innovation occurred. |
Contributor Bio(s): Terriff, Terry: - Terry Terriff is Senior Research Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, University of Calgary. |