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The False Promise of Superiority
The United States and Nuclear Deterrence after the Cold War
Author: James H. Lebovic
Narrator: David Stifel
Unabridged: 13 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HighBridge
Published: 04/11/2023
Category: History - Military - Nuclear Warfare
Synopsis
During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of coercive tactics. But policymakers also hedged their bets with plans to fight a nuclear war to their advantage should deterrence fail. In The False Promise of Superiority, James H. Lebovic argues that the US approach was fraught with peril and remains so today.