Newly revised in the light of the renewed debate of the last five years, this second edition of Patrick Morgan s book is a comprehensive review of the logic and the practice of deterrence. Morgan highlights the difficulties involved in immediate deterrence, the use of threat to deter in a specific, immediate situation. He then explores the irrationality of the strategic options that general nuclear deterrence offers. He shows how differences in theories of how decisions are made alter views of how deterrence works -- and ...
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Newly revised in the light of the renewed debate of the last five years, this second edition of Patrick Morgan s book is a comprehensive review of the logic and the practice of deterrence. Morgan highlights the difficulties involved in immediate deterrence, the use of threat to deter in a specific, immediate situation. He then explores the irrationality of the strategic options that general nuclear deterrence offers. He shows how differences in theories of how decisions are made alter views of how deterrence works -- and how an opponent will respond to threat. Finally, he considers a way of reducing our dependence on a policy that relies on the threat of nuclear weapons. Reviews of the first edition: `This
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Add this copy of Deterrence: a Conceptual Analysis (Sage Library of to cart. $14.12, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1983 by Sage Publications, Inc.
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Add this copy of Deterrence: a Conceptual Analysis (Volume 40) to cart. $48.05, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Sage Publications, Inc.
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Volume 40. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0803908199.
Add this copy of Deterrence: a Conceptual Analysis (Sage Library of to cart. $80.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Sage Publications.
Add this copy of Deterrence: a Conceptual Analysis (Sage Library of to cart. $191.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by SAGE Publications, Inc.
