Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First-Use, 1945-1955 /

Johnston argues that the preemptive first-use of nuclear weapons, long the foundation of American nuclear strategy, was not the carefully reasoned response to a growing Soviet conventional threat. Instead, it was part of a process of cultural 'socialization', by which the United States rec...

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Main Author:	Johnston, Andrew M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Political Science and International Relations. International Relations. Military and Defence Studies. International relations. Political science. Politics and war. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book