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Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter (2009)
Edited by Robert Zarate and Henry Sokolski, with commentaries by Henry S. Rowen, Alain C. Enthoven, Richard Perle, Stephen J. Lukasik, and Andrew W. Marshall.
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Excerpt on nuclear deterrence in the 1950s from Wohlstetter book’s introduction
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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