{"product_id":"games-of-chicken-david-schwartzman-9780275928841","title":"Games of Chicken: Four Decades of U.S. Nuclear Policy","description":"\u003ci\u003eGames of Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Schwartzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275928845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275928841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"David Schwartzman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965717233919,"sku":"9780275928841","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd0cf549-4a0f-4ef7-8703-0cd48628d883.jpg?v=1767284323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/games-of-chicken-david-schwartzman-9780275928841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}