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Strategy in the Missile Age
Strategy in the Missile Age was written during the dawn of the nuclear age, when the advent of intercontinental ballistic missiles necessitated a massive rethinking of military strategy and power. Originally published in 1959, it retains ample relevance today for its discussion of the origins of air power, its cornerstone position in the evolution of Cold War era nuclear strategy, and its treatment of preventive and preemptive attacks, deterrence, and the economics of strategy. Brodie, who believed nuclear war was “unthinkable,” thought much about the unthinkable and helped provide an intellectual framework for avoiding a nuclear catastrophe. Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, and to celebrate RAND’s 60th Anniversary, RAND is proud to bring this classic work back into print in paperback and digital formats.
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Pages: 444
ISBN/EAN: 978-0-8330-4224-8
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Contents
Part I: Origins of Air Strategy
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
Prologue to Air Strategy
Chapter Three:
The Heritage of Douhet
Chapter Four:
Strategic Bombing in World War II
Part II: New Problems and New Approaches
Chapter Five:
The Advent of Nuclear Weapons
Chapter Six:
Is There a Defense?
Chapter Seven:
The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation
Chapter Eight:
The Anatomy of Deterrence
Chapter Nine:
Limited War
Chapter Ten:
Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign
Chapter Eleven:
Recapitulation and Conclusions
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