On Thermonuclear War

Name: On Thermonuclear War
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

On Thermonuclear WarAuthor(s): Herman Kahn, Evan Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138529250, 978-1138529250\nSynopsis\nOn Thermonuclear War was controversial when originally published and remains so today. It is iconoclastic, crosses disciplinary boundaries, and finally it is calm and compellingly reasonable. The book was widely read on both sides of the Iron Curtain and the result was serious revision in both Western and Soviet strategy and doctrine. As a result, both sides were better able to avoid disaster during the Cold War. The strategic concepts still apply: defense, local animosities, and the usual balance-of-power issues are still very much with us. Kahn's stated purpose in writing this book was simply: \""avoiding disaster and buying time, without specifying the use of this time.\"" By the late 1950s, with both sides H-bomb-armed, reason and time were in short supply. Kahn, a military analyst at R.