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Contents
Introduction
PARTI NUCLEAR ARMS 5
CHAPTER 1 Nonnuclear Strategie War 7
Chemical Explosives 8
Strategie Bombing 9
References 13
CHAPTER 2 The Fission Bomb 14
Nuclear Fission 15
Isotopes 15
Nuclear Radiation 18
The Fission Process 20
Was the Knowledge of Nuclear Weapons Inevitable? 23
The Atomic Bomb 24
21SU 25
2WPu 28
Bomb Design 30
Was the Development of Nuclear Weapons Inevitable? 34
Effects of Nuclear Weapons 36
Physical Effects of the A-bomb 36
Psychological Effects of the A-bomb 48
Political Consequences of the A-bomb 49
Postwar Consequences of the A-bomb 52
Scientists and Nuclear Politics 53
Military Competition over Nuclear Power 54
Are Nuclear Weapons Different? 55
Was the Deployment of the A-bomb Inevitable? 56
References 56
CHAPTER 3 The Fusion bomb 58
Design of a Fusion Bomb 59
Energy Conversion 59
Ignition of the Fusion Reaction 60
Source of Fusion Fuel 61
The Design of a Fusion Explosive 62
The Effects of Fusion Bombs 65
IX
X Contents
Distribution of Fallout 68
Effects of Fallout 69
History of the H-bomb 71
The Soviet A-bomb 71
The American Response 72
The H-bomb 73
Was the H-bomb Inevitable? 76
References 80
CHAPTER 4 Massive Retaliation 82
Postwar Military Nuclear Policy 82
The Doctrine of Massive Retaliation 83
Retaliatory Targeting 84
Global Consequences of Nuclear War 91
Survivors of Nuclear War 92
The Physical Effects of Full-Scale Nuclear War 93
How Much Is Enough? 99
Flexible Response 102
References 102
_______PART 2 THE NUCLEAR BALANCE 105_______
CHAPTER 5 Strategie Bombers 107
Bomber Technology 107
Aerodynamics 108
Supersonic Speed 111
Bombing Accuracy 112
Electronics 112
SRAM and Cruise Missües 114
The Bomber Arms Race 116
The Bomber Gap 116
The B-70 and the Nuclear Airplane 117
The Strategie Bomber Balance 118
The Bombers 118
The Bomber Balance 123
Effectiveness of Strategie Bomber Forces 123
Modern Strategie Bomber Issues 128
The B-l Bomber Debate 129
Stealth Technology 132
AWACS 133
Discussion 134
References 135
CHAPTER 6 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles 137
Technology of ICBMs 138
ICBM Trajectories 138
Contents XI
ICBM Velocities 140
ICBM Accuracy 143
ICBM Payloads: MIRV 149
The ICBM Arms Race 151
The ICBM Balance 153
The ICBMs 153
The ICBM Balance 156
Contemporary ICBM Issues 158
MX and Future Survivability of ICBMs 158
Mobile Missiles and Verification 159
Surprise 162
Discussion 163
References 163
CHAPTER 7 Nuclear Missile Submarines 165
History of the SLBM Force 166
Nuclear Propulsion for Submarines 166
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles 167
SLBM Technology 168
Nuclear Submarines 168
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles 170
The SLBM Balance 173
The SLBM Submarines 173
The SLBM-Submarine Balance 180
Strategie Balance 181
Contemporary SLBM Issues 184
SLBMs versus the Other Navy 184
Improved SLBM Submarines 184
Antisubmarine Warfare 186
Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles 190
Submarine Communications 190
Discussion 192
References 193
CHAPTER 8 Nuclear Deterrence and Stability 194
Definition of a Nuclear Balance 194
The Strategie Balance 196
Deterrence 200
Destructiveness 200
Counterforce Capability 201
Stability 205
Counterforce Attacks 209
Soviet and U.S. Views of MAD 209
The Counterforce Balance 212
Future Concerns 212
Arms Technologies 213
Nuclear Decision Making 213
Launch on Warning 215
Multiple Actors 215
XÜ Contents
Conclusions 216
References 216
PART 3 ALTERNATIVES TO NUCLEAR
____________DETERRENCE 217_____________
CHAPTER 9 Civil Defense 219
History of Nuclear Civil Defense 220
The Feasibility of Civil Defense 221
Blast Shelters 223
Evacuation 227
Industrial Protection 228
Postwar Resources 229
The Soviet Civil Defense Effort 230
The Desirability of Civil Defense 233
References 235
CHAPTER 10 Ballistic Missile Defense 236
The ABM 237
History of the Safeguard System ABM 237
The ABM System 239
The Safeguard ABM Deployment 245
Directed-Energy Weapons 248
Particle Beams 249
Laser Beams 254
Active Defenses 257
References 258
CHAPTER 11 Chemical and Biological Warfare 260
History of CBW 261
The Nature of CBW Materials 262
Chemical Agents 262
Biological Materials 264
Distribution of CBW Materials 265
CBW Effectiveness 267
Tactical Uses of CBW 267
CBW Strategie Use 268
CBW Arms Control 269
Conclusions 270
References 271
CHAPTER 12 Tactical Nuclear War 272
The Technology of Tactical Nuclear War 273
Tactical Nuclear Weapons 273
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence 278
Contents XÜi
Tactical Nuclear War 281
Counterforce Attacks 281
Tactical Nuclear War in Europe 282
Escalation 291
U.S. Perceptions 292
Soviet Perceptions 294
Is Tactical Nuclear War Feasible? 295
References 295
PART 4 ARMS CONTROL AND
__________________DISARMAMENT 297____________
CHAPTER 13 Technological Imperatives 299
Technology and Political Events 300
Can Technologies Be Controlled? 301
Some Controlled Technologies 301
Uncontrolled Technologies 305
Future Technological Imperatives 306
Computer Growth 306
The Impact of Computers 309
The Computer Race 310
Control of Technological Imperatives 311
References 314
CHAPTER 14 Nuclear Proliferation: A Technological
Imperative? 315
History of Nuclear Proliferation 316
The Non-Proliferation Treaty 318
Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation 319
239Pu Proliferation 320
235U Proliferation 331
Candidates for Nuclear Proliferation 336
Technical Aspects 336
Political Aspects 339
The Candidates 340
The Future of Nuclear Proliferation 343
References 344
CHAPTER 15 Arms Control: Nuclear Test-Ban Treaties 346
History of Nuclear Test-Ban Treaties 350
Fallout from Weapons Tests 352
The Detection of Nuclear Explosions 354
Light Flashes 354
Detecting Underground Nuclear Explosions 354
Discriminating Underground Nuclear Explosions 359
Evasion Ploys 361
Xiv Contents
Test-Ban Discussion 363
Violations 363
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty 364
Discussion of Test-Ban Treaties 366
References 367
CHAPTER 16 Strategie Arms Limitations 368
Verification 370
Satellite Reconnaissance 370
Satellite Reconnaissance Techniques 372
Encryption 378
History of SALT 379
SALT I 380
SALT II 381
The SALT Agreements 382
SALT I 382
The Vladivostok Agreement 384
The SALT II Treaty 385
Discussion 388
Difficulties of the SALT Process 388
The SALT Debate in the United States 389
Strategie Arms Limitations 391
The Freeze 392
Summary 392
References 393
CHAPTER 17 Disarmament 395
Introduction 395
Strategie Nuclear Disarmament 398
Methods of Strategie Nuclear Disarmament 398
The Frequency of Wars 399
The Future of Disarmament 401
Conclusions 403
References 404
Index 407
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