{"product_id":"the-false-promise-of-superiority-james-h-lebovic-9780197680872","title":"The False Promise of Superiority: The United States and Nuclear Deterrence After the Cold War","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear adversaries or influence them when employing various coercive tactics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDuring the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of coercive tactics. But policymakers also hedged their bets with plans to fight a nuclear war to their advantage should deterrence fail. In \u003cem\u003eThe False Promise of Superiority\u003c\/em\u003e, James H. Lebovic argues that the US approach was fraught with peril and remains so today. He contends that the United States can neither simply impose its will on nuclear adversaries nor safeguard deterrence using these same coercive tactics without risking severe, counterproductive effects. As Lebovic shows, the current faith in US nuclear superiority could produce the disastrous consequences that US weapons and tactics are meant to avoid. This book concludes that US interests are best served when policymakers resist the temptation to use, or prepare to use, nuclear weapons first or to brandish nuclear weapons for coercive effect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James H. Lebovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197680879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197680872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.08w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024","brand":"James H. Lebovic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069589156095,"sku":"9780197680872","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90929555-2c1c-4240-9513-66fca5f635aa.jpg?v=1685425490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-false-promise-of-superiority-james-h-lebovic-9780197680872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}