In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultim

This volume examines the origins and early years of the Cold War in the first comprehensive historical reexamination of the period. A team of leading scholars s

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Deterrence as a strategic concept evolved during the Cold War. During that period, deterrence strategy was aimed mainly at preventing aggression against the Uni

Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these