The logic of accidental nuclear war /
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| Author / Creator: | Blair, Bruce G., 1947- |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c1993. |
| Description: | xviii, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1446769 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. Deterrence at the Crossroads. Inadvertence. Analyzing the Historical and Present Risk of Inadvertence
- 2. Perspectives on Nuclear Crisis Dynamics. History of Soviet Nuclear Alerts. Analyzing the Historical and Contemporary Risk. Revised View of Nuclear Crisis Dynamics
- 3. Characteristic Behavior of the U.S. Command System. Tensions in the System: Target Coverage versus Crisis Management. Decentralization of Mission Planning and Execution. Nuclear Predelegation. Summary and Propositions: U.S. Operations. Implications for the Post-Cold War Era
- 4. Characteristic Behavior of the Soviet Command System. Nuclear Strategy: Fluid Aims and Rigid Implementation. Central Control of the Strategic Triad in Peacetime and Crisis. Centralized Procedures for Nuclear Launch. Nuclear Safeguards at the Top. Nuclear Safeguards below the Top Leadership. Summary and Propositions: Soviet Operations
- 5. The Vulnerability of Soviet Command and Control in 1990. Basic Problems. Soviet Command Infrastructure and U.S. Targeting. Soviet Perceptions of U.S. Threat to Command and Control. Soviet Strategic Nuclear Exercises. High-Level Strategic Command. Low-Level Strategic Command and Control Systems
- 6. Launch on Warning. The Lack of Alternatives. Launch on Warning and the U.S. Strategic Posture. Launch on Warning and the Soviet Strategic Posture
- 7. A Model of the Effects of Warning on Stability. Description of the Model. Reassuring Illustrations. Reasons for Doubt. Deeper Reflections. So What?
- 8. Responsible Nuclear Custodianship. Continuity and Change in U.S. Command and Control. Continuity and Change in Russian Command and Control. An Agenda for Responsible Nuclear Custodianship.