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All options on the table leaders, preventive war, and nuclear proliferation

Title
All options on the table [electronic resource] : leaders, preventive war, and nuclear proliferation / Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark.
Author
Whitlark, Rachel Elizabeth.
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.

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Description
1 online resource.
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"--
Series Statement
Cornell studies in security affairs
Uniform Title
All options on the table (Online)
Alternative Title
All options on the table (Online)
Subject
  • Preemptive attack (Military science) > Case studies
  • Nuclear arms control
  • Deterrence (Strategy)
  • International relations > History > 20th century
  • International relations > History > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
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.
LCCN
2021014528
OCLC
ssj0002514735
Author
Whitlark, Rachel Elizabeth.
Title
All options on the table [electronic resource] : leaders, preventive war, and nuclear proliferation / Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark.
Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series
Cornell studies in security affairs
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Whitlark, Rachel Elizabeth. All options on the table Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501760341 (DLC) 2021014527
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