Deterrence (Themes for the 21st Century)
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: April 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780745631127
Subjects: International relations; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Theory of warfare & military science; War on Terrorism, 2001-; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; United States; Politics/International Relations; USA; PREEMPTIVE ATTACK (MILITARY SCIENCE); Technology / Military Science; UNITED STATES_MILITARY POLICY; WORLD POLITICS_1989-; Government - National; World politics; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; 1989-; Deterrence (Strategy); Military policy
First sentence: Throughout the cold war the concept of deterrence was central to all strategic discourse.