Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511625145

This important collection of essays brings together the work of prominent philosophers, political scientists, policy analysts, and defence consultants. It takes as its point of departure two central tendencies in current nuclear strategy: mutual assured destruction (MAD) and nuclear utilization target selections (NUTS). The essays examine and assess the arguments for these and other positions on the spectrum of policy options, and elaborate the implications of this analysis for strategic policy and for the further pursuit of research into SDI, and other matters.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Preface
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Notes on contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-12
- By Henry Shue
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1 - Having it both ways: the gradual wrong turn in American strategy
pp 13-50
- By Henry Shue
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2 - Finite counterforce
pp 51-114
- By David Lewis
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3 - Deterrence and the moral use of nuclear weapons
pp 115-162
- By Robert E. Foelber
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4 - Escaping from the bomb: immoral deterrence and the problem of extrication
pp 163-226
- By C. A. J. Coady
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5 - The necessary moral hypocriy of the slide into mutual assured destruction
pp 227-270
- By George H. Quester
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6 - Finite deterrence
pp 271-292
- By Harold A. Feiveson
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7 - Defending Europe: toward a stable conventional deterrent
pp 293-342
- By Lutz Unterseher
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8 - The case for deploying strategic defenses
pp 343-380
- By Leon Sloss
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9 - Morality, the SDI, and limited nuclear war
pp 381-416
- By Steven Lee
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Index
pp 417-435
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Critical Choices for American Strategy

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-ix

Notes on contributors
pp x-xii

Introduction
pp 1-12

1 - Having it both ways: the gradual wrong turn in American strategy
pp 13-50

2 - Finite counterforce
pp 51-114

3 - Deterrence and the moral use of nuclear weapons
pp 115-162

4 - Escaping from the bomb: immoral deterrence and the problem of extrication
pp 163-226

5 - The necessary moral hypocriy of the slide into mutual assured destruction
pp 227-270

6 - Finite deterrence
pp 271-292

7 - Defending Europe: toward a stable conventional deterrent
pp 293-342

8 - The case for deploying strategic defenses
pp 343-380

9 - Morality, the SDI, and limited nuclear war
pp 381-416

Index
pp 417-435

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