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1 online resource (xiv, 107 pages) |
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"Nattional Defense Research Institute and Project Air force." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-107). |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Thinking (and rethinking) the unthinkable: RAND and deterrence -- ch. 2. A too-distant mirror? the relevance of prior deterrence -- ch. 3. Department of Defense as ministry of fear: the theory of deterrence -- ch. 4. Avoiding the Garrison state: deterrence as a strategy -- ch. 5. Deflecting the Sword of Damocles: strategic defense and deterrence -- ch. 6. The other side of the hill: understanding the adversary and deterrence -- ch. 7. Deterrence then and now -- ch. 8. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book examines six decades of RAND Corporation research on deterrence for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environments. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Deterrence (Strategy)
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Dissuasion (Stratégie)
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HISTORY -- Military -- Nuclear Warfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Rand Corporation.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Long, Austin G. Deterrence. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2008 9780833044822 0833044826 (DLC) 2008027296 (OCoLC)232391933 |
| ISBN |
9780833046338 (electronic bk.) |
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0833046330 (electronic bk.) |
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1282033190 |
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9781282033191 |
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9780833044822 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0833044826 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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AU@ 000051451739 |
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AU@ 000054168458 |
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DEBBG BV043062098 |
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DEBSZ 422014087 |
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GBVCP 1008652709 |
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GBVCP 802850251 |
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