The De-escalation of Nuclear Crises

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxx

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2. Perspectives on Crisis De-escalation and Building Confidence

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Theory of Confidence-Building Measures

      • Richard E. Darilek

      Pages 3-35

   3. A Soviet View

      • Sergei Y. Tikhonov

      Pages 36-55

   4. Some Lessons from Twentieth-century Crises and Wars

      • Philip J. Romero

      Pages 56-76

   5. Behavioral Factors in Nuclear Crisis De-escalation

      • Paul K. Davis, Barry Wolf

      Pages 77-102

3. Nuclear Operations and De-escalatory Measures

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. De-escalatory Confidence-Building Measures and US Nuclear Operations

      • Glenn C. Buchan

      Pages 105-150

   3. De-escalation and Soviet Nuclear Operations

      • David Frelinger

      Pages 151-176

4. Future Prospects and Conclusions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. De-escalatory Confidence-building Measures after START

      • Paul N. Stockton

      Pages 179-197

   3. Non-Superpower Nuclear Crisis De-escalation

      • William C. Martel

      Pages 198-225

   4. Conclusions

      • Joseph E. Nation

      Pages 226-238

5. Back Matter

   Pages 239-249

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The de-escalation of a nuclear crisis is one of the major issues facing humankind. This book examines how nations in crises might successfully move back from the brink of nuclear war and how confidence-building measures might help and hinder the de-escalatory process.

• 20th century
• behavior
• building
• Confidence
• crisis
• Factor
• future
• nation
• nuclear
• Scala
• START
• success
• Superpower
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
• war

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