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Emergency war plan : the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 /

Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis and other materials that have only recently been declassified, "Emergency War Plan" examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945-60 period of the Cold War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maloney, Sean M., 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Nuclear weapons > United States > History > 20th century.
Targeting (Nuclear strategy) > History > 20th century.
Soviet Union > Strategic aspects.
Strategic forces > History > 20th century.
Deterrence (Strategy) > History > 20th century.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Military planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Description
Summary:Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis and other materials that have only recently been declassified, "Emergency War Plan" examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945-60 period of the Cold War.
Physical Description:xxii, 507 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781640122345
1640122346