基本説明
In this study, a wealth of historical data is analyzed to address the fundamental question that WMD proliferation raises for U.S. defense policy: Will the projection of U.S. power be deterred by nascent WMD arsenals in the hands of rogue states?
Full Description
The controversial Bush doctrine of preemptive war is often described as revolutionary. In fact, as this comparative study of rivalries involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) shows, notions of preventive and preemptive war have long been closely tied to such weapons. In this study, a wealth of historical data is analyzed to address the fundamental question that WMD proliferation raises for U.S. defense policy: will the projection of U.S. power be deterred by nascent WMD arsenals in the hands of rogue states?
This wide-ranging comparison yields the conclusion that small WMD arsenals do not have the deterrent effects often attributed to them by scholars and analysts. These theorists ignore history's close calls, an oversight we share at our peril.
Contents
@fmct:Contents @toc4:Preface iii List of Figures and Tables iii Abbreviations iii @toc2:1 Introduction 1 2 Literature and Methods 00 3 Case 1: The Early Cold War 000 4 Case 2: The United States and China 000 5 Case 3: The Soviet Union and China 000 6 Case 4: China and India 000 7 Case 5: Israel and Iraq 000 8 Contemporary Cases: the 1990s 000 9 Conclusion 000 10 Epilogue: The Bush Doctrine 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Works Cited 000
