Title Emergency war plan : the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 / Sean M. Maloney.

Publication Info.	Lincoln, NE : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
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Description	1 online resource (xxii, 507 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
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Contents	Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Kami no itte -- 2. Per Ardua ad Atomica -- 3. Imminence of War I -- 4. Imminence of War II -- 5. Four Horsemen I -- 6. Four Horsemen II -- 7. Increasing the Deterrent Margin -- 8. Prosteishiy Sputnik -- 9. Coming Together -- 10. Megadeath Musings -- 11. The Acme of Skill -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary	Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, Emergency War Plan examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945-1960 period of the Cold War.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject	Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Nuclear weapons.
	United States.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Targeting (Nuclear strategy) -- History -- 20th century.
	Targeting (Nuclear strategy)
	Soviet Union -- Strategic aspects.
	Soviet Union.
	Strategic forces -- History -- 20th century.
	Strategic forces.
	Deterrence (Strategy) -- History -- 20th century.
	Deterrence (Strategy)
	Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Nuclear warfare -- Government policy.
	Nuclear warfare.
	Military planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Military planning.
	Cold War.
	Cold War (1945-1989)
	Strategic aspects of individual places.
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	History.
Added Title	American doomsday machine, 1945-1960
Other Form:	Print version: 9781640122345 1640122346 (DLC) 2020015658 (OCoLC)1154540948
ISBN	9781640124196 (electronic book)
	1640124195 (electronic book)
	9781640124172 (electronic publication)
	1640124179 (electronic publication)
	9781640124189 (mobi)
	1640124187 (mobi)
	9781640122345 (hardcover)
	1640122346 (hardcover)

Title Emergency war plan : the American doomsday machine, 1945-1960 / Sean M. Maloney.

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