Titlebook: Nuclear Weapons, the Balance of Terror, the Quest for Peace; A. J. C. Edwards Book 1986 A.J.C. Edwards 1986 acceptance.algebra.Arms Contro

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Basic Theory and the Evolution of Strategic Postures,g and Albert Wohlstetter.. The basic ideas, discussed at greater length in chapter 6, are now familiar. The present chapter begins by summarising them. It then compares the balance of terror with earlier balances of military power and sketches the development of strategic postures in the period since 1945.

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Intrinsic Stability,, peace between East and West depends so heavily on mutual deterrence through a balance of terror, questions such as ‘how safe are we?’ and ‘how secure is the prospect of peace in our time?’ reduce ultimately to questions about the stability of the balance of terror. How reliable is it? How durable? How dependable?

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How it Came To Be,The balance of terror has come into being neither by accident nor by deliberate international arrangement. It has resulted, historically, from a combination of political tensions and advancing technology.

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Arms Control,One of the most remarkable developments of the post-war years, especially since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, has been the ebb and flow of negotiations between East and West on arms control and other aspects of international relations.

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Extended Deterrence and First Nuclear Use,We now turn to the crucial issues of escalation from conventional to nuclear force levels and from one nuclear force level to another.

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Policies Towards the Balance of Terror: (1) Rejection and Abdication,The preceding chapters have struggled at length with most of the formidable questions about the balance of terror listed in chapter 1. The two final chapters explore further some of the practical and policy issues for Western countries. We ask in turn:

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