Hawks, Doves, and Owls An Agenda for Avoiding Nuclear War

by Allison, Graham; Carnesale, Albert; Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780393303292
• ISBN10: 0393303292
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-04-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

The debate over national security and arms control has focused primarily on weapons—more or fewer weapons, different kinds of weapons. Hawks tend to see the immediate cause of war as one-sided weakness that tempts an aggressive adversary. For Doves, the primary cause of war lies in arms races that become provocative.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Shape of the Problem	p. 1
INtroduction	p. 3
Paths to Nuclear War	p. 23
Accidental Nuclear War	p. 25
Surprise Attack And Preemption	p. 54
Escalation In Europe	p. 80
Escalation In The Middle East And Persian Gulf	p. 115
Catalytic Nuclear War	p. 148
Conclusions	p. 165
Soviet Perspectives On The Paths To Nuclear War	p. 167
Analytic Conclusions: Hawks, Doves, And Owls	p. 223
Notes	p. 247
Glossary	p. 263
Selected Bibliography	p. 268
Index	p. 275
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