Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy by Schwartzman, David

Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275928841)

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Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy by Schwartzman, David

Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy

$85.00
Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy by Schwartzman, David

Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy

$85.00
Format: Hardcover
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Games of Chicken proposes basing nuclear weapons policies on both historical and analytical arguments. Schwartzman analyzes the trade-off between the aggression risk, which U.S. policy has sought to minimize, and the pre-emption risk, which has been ignored. This analysis is then applied to policy developments under each of the post-war U.S. presidents. The historical analysis also demonstrates the importance of the role of myths in the development of policy, most notably: the myth of the nuclear strategy expert; the evil empire myth; and the economic necessity myth. Finally, the author proposes a viable solution to the increasing build-up of nuclear weapons, one which would minimize the preemption risk.

Author: David Schwartzman
ISBN-10: 0275928845
ISBN-13: 9780275928841
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 02/18/1988
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
By David Schwartzman
By David Schwartzman
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DAVID SCHWARTZMAN is Professor of Economics and Recent Chairman of the Economics Department at the New School for Social Research.

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