Emergency war plan : the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 /

Emergency war plan : the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 /

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Main Author: Maloney, Sean M., 1967- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln, NE : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Nuclear weapons > United States > History > 20th century.
Targeting (Nuclear strategy) > History > 20th century.
Soviet Union > Strategic aspects.
Strategic forces > History > 20th century.
Deterrence (Strategy) > History > 20th century.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Military planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Nuclear targeting and Japan, 1945
  • Per ardua ad atomica : Ur-nuclear targeting, 1946-49
  • Imminence of war I : targeting the Soviet Union, 1950-53
  • Imminence of war II : targeting Europe and the Far East, 1950-53
  • Four Horsemen I : targeting the Soviet Union, 1954-56
  • Four Horsemen II : targeting Europe and the Far East, 1954-56
  • Increasing the deterrent margin : SAC and the Soviet Union, 1956-58
  • Prosteishiy Sputnik : mid-course corrections, 1957-59
  • Coming together : the Basic War Plan, 1958-60
  • Megadeath musings : alternative undertaking and deterrence, 1958-60
  • The acme of skill : the Basic War Plan, the General Emergency Operations Plan, and the Far East, 1957-60
  • Conclusion
  • AppendixA: SAC Emergency War Plan EWP1-49 and EWP1-51 Targets
  • Appendix B: Soviet cities and population, 1960 estimates.

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