Battlefield Nuclear Weapons, Issues and Options

CSIA Occasional Paper No. 5<I

Stephen D Biddle author Peter D Feaver author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of America

Published:10th Nov '89

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Battlefield nuclear weapons (BNW) have become a major Alliance concern. In the wake of the INF Treaty, the superpower summit at Reykjavik, and the proposals of Mikhail Gorbachev, NATO is reevaluating nearly every aspect of its defense posture. This book is designed to contribute to that reevaluation by analyzing what deterrent value BNW have, and whether they offer the military capability necessary to offset the potential damage to Alliance cohesion.

A thorough and balanced survey of the background of an issue that has bedeviled the western alliance, and of options for attempting to deal with vexing choices. I know of nothing else that accomplishes the task as well. -- Richard K. Betts, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University
A thorough and balanced survey of the background of an issue that has bedeviled the western alliance, and of options for attempting to deal with vexing choices. I know of nothing else that accomplishes the task as well. -- Richard K. Betts, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University

ISBN: 9780819176059

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm

Weight: 454g

170 pages