Overview

In 1974 Richard Nixon's defense secretary, James Schlesinger, announced that the United States would change its nuclear targeting policy from ""assured destruction"" to ""limited nuclear options."" In this account of the Schlesinger Doctrine based on newly declassified documents and extensive interviews with key actors, Terry Terriff challenges the Nixon administration's official explanation of why and how this policy innovation occurred.

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Author:   Terry Terriff
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780801430824

ISBN 10:   0801430828
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 June 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Terry Terriff is Senior Research Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, University of Calgary.

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