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NPEC releases report, Moving Toward Life in a Nuclear Armed Crowd? (1975)

Posted on April 20, 2008 by admin

The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC) is making available a PDF of the following Wohlstetter writing: Albert Wohlstetter, Thomas Brown, Gregory Jones, David McGarvey, Henry Rowen, Vincent Taylor and Roberta Wohlstetter, Moving Toward Life in a Nuclear Armed Crowd?, PH76-04-389-14, … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter Dot Com releases report, Selection of Strategic Air Bases (R-244-S: 1953)

Posted on April 6, 2008 by admin

Albert Wohlstetter Dot Com, a project of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, is making available a PDF of the following Wohlstetter writing: Albert Wohlstetter, Fred S. Hoffman, Robert J. Lutz and Henry S. Rowen, Selection of Strategic Air Bases, special … Continue reading →

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NPEC releases “Nuclear Triggers and Safety Catches, the FSU and the FSRs (1992)”

Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin

The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC) is making a PDF of the following unpublished note by Albert Wohlstetter publicly available for the first time: Albert Wohlstetter, “Nuclear Triggers and Safety Catches, the ‘FSU’ and the ‘FSRs’,” unpublished note, February 6, … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter on the myth of spiraling arms races, and realities of strategic competition

Posted on March 3, 2008 by admin

This morning, the Washington Post published Richard Perle’s op-ed, “The Arms Race Myth, Again,” which cites Albert Wohlstetter’s 1976 essay, “Racing Forward? Or Ambling Back?” In the mid-1970s, Wohlstetter and a team of researchers at PAN Heuristics conducted a series … Continue reading →

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Roberta Wohlstetter’s The Buddha Smiles (1977) and the new U.S.-India civil nuclear deal

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

As the Executive Branch attempts to bend American and international law to permit a new agreement for U.S. civil nuclear cooperation with India, proponents and opponents of this controversial nuclear deal would do well to read The Buddha Smiles: Absent-Minded … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter Bibliography

Posted on February 3, 2008 by admin

This entry indexes the earlier six entries on Albert James Wohlstetter’s published writings: Albert Wohlstetter’s Pre-RAND Writings (1936-1940) Albert Wohlstetter’s RAND Writings (1951-1959) Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1960-1969) Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1970-1979) Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1980-1989) Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1990-1997) As … Continue reading →

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Roberta Wohlstetter Bibliography

Posted on February 2, 2008 by admin

This entry indexes the earlier two entries on Roberta Mary Morgan Wohlstetter’s published writings: Roberta Wohlstetter’s Pre-RAND Writings (1936-1939) Roberta Wohlstetter’s Writings (1958-1991) As an alternative, I’ve also provided below a straight-up list of Roberta’s published works (sans the commentary … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1990-1997)

Posted on January 30, 2008 by admin

Today’s entry provides a list of Albert Wohlstetter’s published writings from 1990 to 1997. During the last decade of his life, Wohlstetter remained remarkably active despite his age. (In December 1990, he had celebrated his 77th birthday.) In the early … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1980-1989)

Posted on January 28, 2008 by admin

This latest installment provides a partial list of Albert Wohlstetter’s published (and a few unpublished) writings from 1980 to 1989. The 1980s marked Wohlstetter’s fourth decade in the field of nuclear-age strategy. Although he had already passed the age of … Continue reading →

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Albert Wohlstetter’s Writings (1970-1979)

Posted on January 25, 2008 by admin

This latest installment provides a very partial list of Albert Wohlstetter’s writings from 1970 to 1979. During this decade, Albert’s work in strategy covered a broad range of topics, such as (but certainly not limited to): debates over the anti-ballistic … Continue reading →

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