National Security and The Nuclear Dilemma, 1945-1991

This text examines the impact of nuclear weaponry on national security issues in the United States. Beginning with the development of the nuclear dilemma in the larger context of the politico-technological developments of recent centuries, this work finishes by covering events that took place from 1985 to 1991, including a detailed discussion of the bilateral reductions in tactical nuclear weapons by the USA and the former USSR, making the material relevant to the post Cold War era.