The author argues that the democracies have let their faith in disarmament and the rhetoric of peace obscure military realities, disguise genuine dangers and promote false hopes. Challenging the liberal-pacifist view of international relations, this is a comprehensive history of arms control.
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Closing Pandora's Box: Arms Race, Arms Control and the History of the Cold War by Patrick Glynn
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Table of Contents
The Sarajevo fallacy; the Munich blunder; cold war, atomic peace; debating the absolute weapon; staying out of Vietnam - the logic of "massive retaliation"; the Cuban cauldron; limited arms, limited war; the age of arms control; the new morality; tough cop, good cop.
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CIN0465098096G
9780465098095
0465098096
Closing Pandora's Box: Arms Race, Arms Control and the History of the Cold War by Patrick Glynn
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