Book description
Here is the 214 pg 1st Edition of the privately owned hardcover by Frederick Dunn, Bernard Brodie, Arnold Wolfers, Percy Corbett and William Fox as edited by Bernard Brodie from Harcourt, Brace and Co., and copyrighted 1946. Contents of the book include the Intro entitled The Common Problem and 3ā¦
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I struggled to balance recent books that explore nuclear politics with the benefit of decades of history and earlier foundational books. Picking only one from the latter category may be a mistake. Thomas SchellingāsĀ Strategy of Conflict,Ā Robert JervisāsĀ Theory of the Nuclear Revolution, and many others deserve mention. I includedĀ Absolute WeaponĀ because it was the earliest attempt to explore what nuclear weapons meant for international politics.Ā It is best remembered for Brodieās contention that victory in nuclear war is meaningless, and so the central purpose of nuclear weapons is deterrence. Yet Brodie grapplesāat times suggestingā¦
From Paul's list on nuclear weaponsā implications for politics.
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