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dc.contributor.authorNjølstad, Olav
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-19T11:31:41Z
dc.date.available2011-10-19T11:31:41Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.identifier.issn0333-3981
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/99467
dc.descriptionWhat role did the strategic nuclear weapons have in US policy towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War? This study argues that even though US nuclear policy was defensive in nature - its chief objective being to deter Soviet aggression - it nevertheless represented a deliberate and almost permanent quest for strategic superiority. More than anything, this paradoxical situation resulted from two factors: the steady growth in Soviet strategic capabilities, and the firm belief among US decisionmakers that, given the "delicacy" of the balance of terror, even marginal advantages were crucial for maintaining the peace.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInstitutt for Forsvarsstudieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesForsvarsstudier;1
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectutenrikspolitikken_US
dc.subjectkjernevåpenen_US
dc.subjectden kalde krigenen_US
dc.subjectSovjetunionenen_US
dc.titleIn search of superiority: US nuclear policy in the Cold Waren_US
dc.typeOthersen_US
dc.source.pagenumber137 s.en_US


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