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Excerpt on arms race myths vs. strategic competition’s reality from Wohlstetter book’s introduction

Posted on March 1, 2009 by admin

This week’s excerpt from “Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter on Nuclear-Age Strategy,” Robert Zarate’s introductory essay to Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter (2009), looks at the Wohlstetters’ work to understand more precisely how the United States and … Continue reading →

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Excerpt on nuclear deterrence in the 1950s from Wohlstetter book’s introduction

Posted on February 1, 2009 by admin

What follows below is a modified excerpt from “Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter on Nuclear-Age Strategy,” Robert Zarate’s introductory essay to Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter (2009). This excerpt excludes supporting endnotes; to read the introduction in … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: ICBM

Excerpt on arms race myths vs. strategic competition’s reality from Wohlstetter book’s introduction

Excerpt on nuclear deterrence in the 1950s from Wohlstetter book’s introduction

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