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EDITION
Lawrence Freedman Jeffrey Michaels
THE EVOLUTION OF
NUCLEAR STRATEGY
N E W , U P D AT E D A N D C O M P L E T E LY R E V I S E D
Fourth Edition
The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
Lawrence Freedman • Jeffrey Michaels
The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy New, Updated and Completely Revised Fourth Edition
Lawrence Freedman Department of War Studies King’s College London London, UK
Jeffrey Michaels Department of Defence Studies King’s College London London, UK
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Preface
When this book was first published in 1981 it was 36 years since the first and still the only use of nuclear weapons in anger. At the time of publication tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were on the rise and the nuclear issue had moved to the centre of political debate across the western world. A nuclear war was being actively discussed as a real possibility. This new edition is published with another 38 years having passed. There have been many terrible events during these years, including vicious conflicts that have left millions dead, wounded or displaced from their homes, but still a catastrophic nuclear war has been avoided. This fortunate sta
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