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

Maloney, Sean M., 1967- author.

2021, Book , xxii, 507 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :

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Summary/Review: "Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, "Emergency War Plan" examines the theory more...

Summary/Review: "Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, "Emergency War Plan" examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945-60 period of the Cold War"--

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Publication information:	Lincoln, NE : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
ISBN:	1640122346
ISBN:	9781640122345
Language:	English
Record ID:	4060442
Variant Title:	American doomsday machine, 1945-1960
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	xxii, 507 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Date acquired:	March 30, 2021
More creator details:	Sean M. Maloney.
Contents note:	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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