Strategic thinking, deterrence and the US ballistic missile defense project : (Record no. 66620)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781409469353 (hardback : alk. paper)
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 358.1740973
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 358.1740973
Item number STE-S
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Steff, Reuben.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Strategic thinking, deterrence and the US ballistic missile defense project :
Medium [Book] :
Remainder of title from Truman to Obama /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Reuben Steff.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 226 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A systematic critical survey of American strategic thinking and the strategic culture in which it is formed. In particular, this book seeks to interrogate the theory and strategy of nuclear deterrence, and its relationship to the concept of missile defence. Drawing widely on the theoretical literature in international relations and strategic studies, it identifies the key groups that have competed over America's nuclear policy post-1945 and examines how the concept of missile defence went through a process of gestation and intellectual contestation, leading to its eventual legitimization in the late 1990s. Steff sheds light on the individuals, groups, institutions and processes that led to the decision by the Bush administration to deploy a national missile defence shield. Additionally, Steff systematically examines the impact deployment had on the calculations of Russia and China. In the process he explains that their reactions under the Bush administration have continued into the Obama era, revealing that a new great power security dilemma has broken out. This, Steff shows, has led to a decline in great power relations as a consequence.
521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE
Target audience note All.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ballistic missile defenses
Geographic subdivision United States.
General subdivision Government policy.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Deterrence (Strategy)
Topical term or geographic name entry element National security
Geographic subdivision United States.
852 ## - LOCATION
Piece designation 52166
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Classification part 358.1740973 STE-S
Sublocation or collection Ground Floor
Former shelving location Books
Copy number 1
Piece physical condition 1-New
Location JZL-CUI
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09/12/2023   358.1740973 STE-S Ground Floor 09/12/2023 Books         Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 52166 Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 09/12/2023