Synopses & Reviews
Review
Cimbala's conclusions are judicious and merit careful consideration. This is a book well worth reading." -- Alan Ned Sabrosky, Ph.D. Director of Studies Dept. of the Army U.S. Army War College "This is a very reflective and thoughtful analysis of the real issues on Soviet and American planning for the possibility of nuclear war, and for the maintenance of deterrence. Thoroughly up-to-the minute on the issues and concepts it discusses, it at the same time avoids falling for the misleading fads and trends of the moment. The book is very readable, but never at the price of over-simplifying the issues.George H. Quester Professor and Chairman The University of Maryland
About the Author
STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University and has contributed to the field of national security studies for many years.
Table of Contents
Acronyms
Introduction
Part I: The Balance of Terror: Steady or Precarious?
Assured or Delicate Deterrence?
Cities and Deterrence
Assured Coercion: Bridging Past and Future
Part II: Strategic Revisionism: Thrusts against Orthodoxy
Soviet Military Doctrine and Stable Deterrence
The U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative: A Prospectus of Uncertainty
Is a Soviet "Bolt from the Blue" Impossible?
Part III: Strategic Command and Control: Missions and Limitation
Protracted Conflict and Strategic C3: Missing Links
Reciprocal Command Survivability and Superpower Strategy
Part IV: Improving Extended Deterrence: Roles for Conventional and Nuclear Forces
Theater Nuclear and Conventional Force Improvements
The U.S. Maritime Strategy: Escalation and War Termination
Part V: Pulling it All Together
War Termination and U.S. Strategic Concepts: The Missing Endgame
Conclusions and Reflections
Selected Bibliography
Index