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To Kill Nations
\"Edward Kaplan's To Kill Nations is a
fascinating work that packs a thermonuclear punch of ideas and
arguments... The work is suitable for anyone from advanced
undergraduates to experts in the field.\" ― Strategy
Bridge
In To Kill Nations , Edward Kaplan
traces the evolution of American strategic airpower and preparation
for nuclear war from this early air-atomic era to a later period
(1950-1965) in which the Soviet Union's atomic capability,
accelerated by thermonuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, made
American strategic assets vulnerable and gradually undermined
air-atomic strategy.
Kaplan throws into question both the inevitability and
preferability of the strategic doctrine of MAD. He looks at the
process by which cultural, institutional, and strategic ideas about
MAD took shape and makes insightful use of the comparison between
generals who thought they could win a nuclear war and the cold
institutional logic of the suicide pact that was MAD. Kaplan also
offers a reappraisal of Eisenhower's nuclear strategy and diplomacy
to make a case for the marginal viability of air-atomic military
power even in an era of ballistic missiles.
eBook
Alternative Strategic Choices Includes Cover Memorandum from David Burchinal to John Gerhart; Paragraphs 19 to 23 Added by David Burchinal
Weighs advantage of counterforce nuclear warfighting strategy over finite deterrence and mutual deterrence.
Government Document
Counterforce Strategy Includes Attachment, \Proposed Amplification of Future Air Force Statements on Counterforce Strategy\
Robert Lee \"strongly supports personal emphasis\" that Thomas White is placing on \"professional and dynamic Air Force-wide information program;\" Lee urges Air Force counterforce strategy to include aerospace defense element.
Government Document
Post-Missile Gap and Other Implications of the Current Budget Includes Cover Memorandum from Thomas White
Reports that \"only Air Force has any interest today in an offensive nuclear capability which is other than suicidal.\"
Government Document
Report of 23-24 August IDA Institute for Defense Analysis Panel on \Why BMD?\
Useful role of ballistic missile defense whether U.S. operations for counterforce, finite deterrence, or disarmament.
Government Document
Presentation to the USAF United States Air Force Commanders Conference
Critiques Army and Navy nuclear strategies, and endorses Air Force nuclear war-fighting counterforce approach.
Government Document
Lecture on Missile Warfare and NATO Strategy Given by Mr. Richard Foster of the Stanford Research Institute
Richard Foster recommends changes in NATO plans for defense against Soviet surprise attack on Western Europe.
Government Document
Secretary McNamara's Recommendations for Long-Range Nuclear Forces, 1963-67 Includes Memorandum to McGeorge Bundy
Recommends nuclear force structure \"intermediate between a pure second-strike force and a reliable first-strike force.
Government Document
Recommended Long Range Nuclear Delivery Forces Appendix I to Robert McNamara Draft Presidential Memorandum
Recommended force levels and their fiscal implications; general basis for Robert McNamara recommendations on force levels; and basis for McNamara recommendations on specific weapon systems.
Government Document