The Origins of U S Nuclear Strategy 1945 1953

The Origins of U S Nuclear Strategy 1945 1953
Author : Samuel R. Williamson Jr
Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 224
Release : 2016-04-30
ISBN 10 : 9781137058829
ISBN 13 : 113705882X
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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The Origins of U S Nuclear Strategy 1945 1953 Book Description:

The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent difficulties of relying on nuclear weapons to provide security in the first place. Required reading for anyone interested in the early history of the nuclear era.


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