The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy

"The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy quickly established itself as a classic when it first appeared in 1981. This edition makes it even better, incorporating as it does new material about the Cold War and up-dating to include subsequent developments. Filled with insights and penetrating analysis, this volume is truly indispensable."Robert Jervis, Author of How Statesmen Think "Freedman and Michaels have written a thorough and thought-provoking guide to nuclear strategy. The authors analyze the causes of both wise and unwise strategic decisions in the past and thereby shine a bright light on dilemmas we face in our common nuclear future."Scott Sagan, Stanford University, USA "With its comprehensive coverage, clear and direct language, and judicious summaries of a vast literature, this new and wholly revised edition of The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy will be essential reading for any student of nuclear history, strategic studies, or contemporary international relations."Matthew Jones, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK First published in 1981, Lawrence Freedman's The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy was immediately acclaimed as the standard work on the history of attempts to cope militarily and politically with the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons. It has now been completely rewritten, drawing on a wide range of new research, and updated to take account of the period following the end of the cold war, and covering all nuclear powers. Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, UK. He was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997 and was a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War. His most recent books include Strategy: A History (2015) and The Future of War: A History (2017). Jeffrey Michaels is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, UK

Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, UK. He was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997 and was a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War. His most recent books include Strategy: A History (2015) and The Future of War: A History (2017). Jeffrey Michaels is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, UK

1. The Arrival of the Bomb.- 2. The Strategy of Hiroshima.- 3. Offence and Defence.- 4. Aggression and Retaliation.- 5. Strategy for an Atomic Monopoly.- 6. Strategy for an Atomic Stalemate.- 7. Massive Retaliation.- 8. Limited Objectives.- 9. Limited Means.- 10. The Importance of Being First.- 11. Sputnik and the Soviet Threat.- 12. Soviet Strategy after Stalin.- 13. The Technological Arms Race.- 14. New Sources of Strategy.- 15. The Strategy of Stable Conflict.- 16. Disarmament to Arms Control.- 17. Operational Nuclear Strategy.-18. Khrushchev's Second-Best Deterrent.- 19. Defending Europe.- 20. No Cities.- 21. Assured Destruction.- 22. Britain's 'Independent' Nuclear Deterrent.- 23. France and the Credibility of Nuclear Guarantees.- 24. A NATO Nuclear Force.- 25. The Unthinkable Weapon.- 26. China's Paper Tiger.- 27. The Soviet Approach to Deterrence.- 28. The McNamara Legacy.- 29. Salt, Parity and the Critique Of Mad.- 30. Actions and Reactions.- 31. Selective Options.- 32. ICBM Vulnerability.- 33. The Rise of Anti-Nuclear Protest.- 34. Strategic Defences.- 35. Soviet Doctrine from Brezhnev to Gorbachev.- 36. The End of the Cold War.- 37. Mutual Assured Safety.- 38. Elimination or Marginalization.- 39. The Second Nuclear Age.- 40. The Nuclear War on Terror.- 41. Proliferation: The Middle East and the Pacific.- 42. The Return of Great Power Politics.- 43. Primacy and Maximum Deterrence.- 44. Can There Be A Nuclear Strategy?.