| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cornell studies in security affairs
|
|
Cornell studies in security affairs.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
When leaders use preventive military force -- Explaining preventive war as a counter-proliferation strategy -- JFK and LBJ confront China's nuclear program -- Presidents 41 and 42 engage North Korea's nuclear program -- Three American presidents tangle with Iraq's nuclear program -- Israel's preventive war decision-making -- Conclusions and implications: theory, practice, and future |
| Summary |
"This book uses archivally based, comparative case studies to explore decision making regarding preventive war as a counterproliferation strategy by (1) US presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Bush 41, Clinton, and Bush 43 against China, Iraq, and North Korea and (2) Israeli prime ministers Begin, Rabin, and Olmert against Iraq, Pakistan, and Syria"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Preemptive attack (Military science) -- Case studies.
|
|
Preemptive attack (Military science) |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
|
| Subject |
Nuclear arms control.
|
|
Nuclear arms control. |
|
Deterrence (Strategy)
|
|
Deterrence (Strategy) |
|
International relations -- History -- 20th century.
|
|
International relations. |
|
History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
International relations -- History -- 21st century.
|
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
|
History.
|
|
Case studies.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Whitlark, Rachel Elizabeth All options on the table Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501760341 (DLC) 2021014527 (OCoLC)1228030407 |
| ISBN |
9781501760365 electronic book |
|
1501760351 electronic book |
|
9781501760358 electronic book |
|
150176036X electronic book |
|
9781501760341 hardcover |
|
1501760343 hardcover |
|
