Inadvertent escalation :: conventional war and nuclear risks /
In this sobering book, Barry R. Posen demonstrates how the interplay between conventional military operations and nuclear forces could, in conflicts among states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, inadvertently produce pressures for nuclear escalation. Knowledge of these hidden press...
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| Summary: | In this sobering book, Barry R. Posen demonstrates how the interplay between conventional military operations and nuclear forces could, in conflicts among states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, inadvertently produce pressures for nuclear escalation. Knowledge of these hidden pressures, he believes, may help some future decision maker avoid catastrophe. Building a formidable argument that moves with cumulative force, he details the way in which escalation could occur not by mindless accident, or by deliberate preference for nuclear escalation, but rather as a natural accompaniment of land, naval, or air warfare at the conventional level. Posen bases his analysis on an empirical study of the east-west military competition in Europe during the 1980's, using a conceptual framework drawn from international relations theory, organization theory, and strategic theory. The lessons of his book, however, go well beyond the east-west competition. Since his observations are relevant to all military competitions between states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, his book speaks to some of the problems that attend the proliferation of nuclear weapons in longstanding regional conflicts. Optimism that small and medium nuclear powers can easily achieve "stable" nuclear balances is, he believes, unwarranted. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801468384 0801468388 9780801425639 0801425638 |
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| contents | Inadvertent Escalation -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: A Model of Inadvertent Escalation -- 2. Air War and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation -- 3. The Balance of Ground Forces on the Central Front -- 4. Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank -- 5. Offensive and Defensive Sea Control: A Comparative Assessment -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- 1. The Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAO) Model -- 2. Central Region Close Air Support Aircraft and Attack Helicopters (1988) 3. The Attrition-FEBA Expansion Model: Symphony Version4. A Barrier Defense Model -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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| spelling | Posen, Barry, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81116057 Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / Barry R. Posen. Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©1991. 1 online resource (xi, 280 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002 Cornell studies in security affairs Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. Inadvertent Escalation -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: A Model of Inadvertent Escalation -- 2. Air War and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation -- 3. The Balance of Ground Forces on the Central Front -- 4. Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank -- 5. Offensive and Defensive Sea Control: A Comparative Assessment -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- 1. The Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAO) Model -- 2. Central Region Close Air Support Aircraft and Attack Helicopters (1988) 3. The Attrition-FEBA Expansion Model: Symphony Version4. A Barrier Defense Model -- Selected Bibliography -- Index In this sobering book, Barry R. Posen demonstrates how the interplay between conventional military operations and nuclear forces could, in conflicts among states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, inadvertently produce pressures for nuclear escalation. Knowledge of these hidden pressures, he believes, may help some future decision maker avoid catastrophe. Building a formidable argument that moves with cumulative force, he details the way in which escalation could occur not by mindless accident, or by deliberate preference for nuclear escalation, but rather as a natural accompaniment of land, naval, or air warfare at the conventional level. Posen bases his analysis on an empirical study of the east-west military competition in Europe during the 1980's, using a conceptual framework drawn from international relations theory, organization theory, and strategic theory. The lessons of his book, however, go well beyond the east-west competition. Since his observations are relevant to all military competitions between states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, his book speaks to some of the problems that attend the proliferation of nuclear weapons in longstanding regional conflicts. Optimism that small and medium nuclear powers can easily achieve "stable" nuclear balances is, he believes, unwarranted. Escalation (Military science) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044774 Nuclear threshold (Strategy) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87007886 Limited war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077039 Europe Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045660 United States Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 Escalade (Science militaire) Seuil nucléaire. Guerre limitée. Europe Défense. HISTORY Military Nuclear Warfare. bisacsh HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh Escalation (Military science) fast Limited war fast Military policy fast Military readiness fast Nuclear threshold (Strategy) fast Europe fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Conventionele oorlogvoering. gtt Escalatie. gtt Kernwapenpolitiek. gtt has work: Inadvertent escalation (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFyXbG9TvJXHYYtmpQrqFC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Posen, Barry R. Inadvertent Escalation : Conventional War and Nuclear Risks. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, ©1900 9780801478857 Cornell studies in security affairs. |
| spellingShingle | Posen, Barry Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / Cornell studies in security affairs. Inadvertent Escalation -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: A Model of Inadvertent Escalation -- 2. Air War and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation -- 3. The Balance of Ground Forces on the Central Front -- 4. Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank -- 5. Offensive and Defensive Sea Control: A Comparative Assessment -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- 1. The Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAO) Model -- 2. Central Region Close Air Support Aircraft and Attack Helicopters (1988) 3. The Attrition-FEBA Expansion Model: Symphony Version4. A Barrier Defense Model -- Selected Bibliography -- Index Escalation (Military science) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044774 Nuclear threshold (Strategy) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87007886 Limited war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077039 Escalade (Science militaire) Seuil nucléaire. Guerre limitée. HISTORY Military Nuclear Warfare. bisacsh HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh Escalation (Military science) fast Limited war fast Military policy fast Military readiness fast Nuclear threshold (Strategy) fast Conventionele oorlogvoering. gtt Escalatie. gtt Kernwapenpolitiek. gtt |
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| title | Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / |
| title_auth | Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / |
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| title_full | Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / Barry R. Posen. |
| title_fullStr | Inadvertent escalation : conventional war and nuclear risks / Barry R. Posen. |
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| title_short | Inadvertent escalation : |
| title_sort | inadvertent escalation conventional war and nuclear risks |
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