ABSTRACT
Since the U.S. presidential elections of 1980, debate has intensified between those who believe that nuclear weapons can only deter a war not intended to be fought and those who see nuclear weapons as an advancement in weaponry that allows for the waging and winning of a nuclear war. At the focal point of this debate is the rise of the “counterforc
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|41 pages
The Ongoing Debate on the Nuclear Revolution
part 2|76 pages
Limited Nuclear War and the Wisdom of the Doctrine of Counterforce
part 3|39 pages
The American Style of Nuclear Strategy
part 4|66 pages
The American Strategic Style and Counterforce
