ABSTRACT

In this book Professor Kissinger examines the framework of our foreign policy, the stresses to which that framework is being subjected, and the prospects for world order in an era of high international tension. The three essays were written before Professor Kissinger took leave from Harvard to serve as Assistant to President Nixon for National Secu

part 1|61 pages

The Problems of Survival

chapter 1|18 pages

The Challenge of the Nuclear Age

chapter 2|41 pages

The Dilemma of American Security

part Two|171 pages

Technology and Strategy

chapter 3|21 pages

The Fires of Prometheus

chapter 6|29 pages

The Problems of Limited Nuclear War

part Three|202 pages

Strategy and Policy

chapter 9|47 pages

American Strategy and NATO— A Test Case

chapter 11|41 pages

The Soviet Union and the Atom

chapter 12|34 pages

The Need for Doctrine