Naval strategy and national security: an "international security" reader : an "international security" reader /

These essays from the journal International Security cover aspects of past and present naval technologies and explore current disputes over American naval doctrine. Four of the contributions--those by Linton Brooks, John Mearsheimer, Barry Posen, and Joshua Epstein--describe the case for and against...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Miller, Steven E. (Editor); Van Evera, Stephen (Editor)
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [1988]
©1988
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Course Book.
Series: Princeton legacy library
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400859528
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Summary: These essays from the journal International Security cover aspects of past and present naval technologies and explore current disputes over American naval doctrine. Four of the contributions--those by Linton Brooks, John Mearsheimer, Barry Posen, and Joshua Epstein--describe the case for and against the Reagan administration's controversial Maritime Strategy, which has formed the basis for the administration's buildup to a six-hundred-ship navy. Other articles describe Soviet naval doctrine, assess the risk of nuclear war at sea, and outline the evolution of major naval technologies and doctrines.Part I: Naval Strategy Planning a Navy: The Risks of Conventional Wisdom R. James Woolsey Naval Power and National Security: The Case for the Maritime Strategy Linton F. Brooks A Strategic Misstep: The Maritime Strategy and Deterrence in Europe John J. Mearsheimer Horizontal Escalation: Sour Notes of a Recurrent Theme Joshua M. Epstein Naval Power and Soviet Global Strategy Michael MccGwire Part II: Naval Technology Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare Karl Lautenschlager Will Strategic Submarines Be Vulnerable? Richard L. Garwin The Submarine in Naval Warfare, 19012001 Karl Lautenschlager Stopping the Sea-Based Counterforce Threat Harold A. Feiveson and John Duffield Part III: Naval Operations--Controlling the Risks Nuclear War at Sea Desmond Ball Inadvertent Nuclear War? Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank Barry R. Posen A Quiet Success for Arms Control: Preventing Incidents at Sea Sean M. Lynn-JonesOriginally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN: 9781400859528
Index Number: V165
CLC: E815
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
The Contributors --
Preface --
Planning a Navy: The Risks of Conventional Wisdom /
Naval Power and National Security /
A Strategic Misstep /
Horizontal Escalation /
Naval Power and Soviet Global Strategy /
Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare /
Will Strategic Submarines Be Vulnerable? /
The Submarine in Naval Warfare, 1901-2001 /
Stopping the Sea- Based Counterforce Threat /
Nuclear War at Sea /
Inadvertent Nuclear War? /
A Quiet Success for Arms Control /