This authoritative book examines the place of deterrence after the Cold War. Patrick Morgan explores the state of deterrence theory and its continuing relevance under conditions of nuclear proliferation, collective security organisations, and a revolution in military affairs. This book makes a significant contribution to strategic studies and international relations.
Since its inception six decades ago, the RAND Corporation has been one of the key institutional homes for the study of deterrence. This book examines much of this research for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environment. It is therefore part intellectual history and part policy recommendation, intended to encourage debate and discussion on how deterrence can best be incorpo…
As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrence--especially as it applies to nuclear weapons--in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting. Moving beyond the precepts of traditio…
Offers a strategic analysis of one of the military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great.
Undoped polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) photovoltaic thin films prepared by VHF-PECVD on differently textured substrates have been investigated by a conductive scanning probe microscope (SPM) technique. Influences of the substrate texture on the crystal growth as well as the local current flow are discussed. Keywords: Polycrystalline silicon, thin film, crystal growth, textured su…
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