Real-World Nuclear Deterrence.Real-World Nuclear Deterrence Noun 1. nuclear deterrence - the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction" David G. Coleman Cole·man , Cy Originally Seymour Kauffman. Born 1929. American composer and theatrical producer whose best known Broadway productions include Sweet Charity (1966) and The Will Rogers Follies (1991). & Joseph M. Siracusa Noun 1. Siracusa - a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC Syracuse Sicilia, Sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily Praeger 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 0275980987 $49.95 www.praeger.com Real-World Nuclear Deterrence: The Making of International Strategy follows the post-Cold War threat of nuclear weapons, surveying the major powers which maintain about 27,000 nuclear weapons to date, and using new sources from international archives and scholarship to consider the latest issues revolving around deterrence deterrence Military strategy whereby one power uses the threat of reprisal to preclude an attack from an adversary. The term largely refers to the basic strategy of the nuclear powers and the major alliance systems. strategies. One might anticipate such a book would be geared towards military specialists, but an attention to clear language and historical references lends to lay reader understanding. |
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