Escalation and Nuclear Option
“Escalation and Nuclear Option” by Bernard Brodie, published by Princeton University Press on April 19, 2016, is a scholarly work that examines the strategic considerations surrounding the use of nuclear weapons. This edition, consisting of 160 pages, revisits Brodie’s insights originally published in 1966, emphasizing the necessity of understanding an opponent’s military intentions when making strategic decisions, particularly regarding nuclear engagement.
In this book, Brodie explores the potential for tactical nuclear weapons to serve as a means of de-escalation in conflict scenarios, suggesting that their use or the threat thereof may help to contain rather than escalate hostilities. He applies his theories to various hypothetical situations, drawing on historical contexts such as European conflicts, the second Cuba crisis, and events in Asia. This edition is part of the Princeton Legacy Library, which aims to enhance access to significant scholarly works while preserving their original texts.
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This work stresses the importance, in making any choice of strategies-including the decision to use or refrain from using nuclear weapons-of gauging the intent behind the opponent’s military moves. Dr. Brodie also suggests that the use or threat of use of tactical nuclear weapons may lead to de-escalation, that is, may check rather than promote the expansion of hostilities. The author applies his ideas about escalation to several imagined situations, examining them in relation to experiences in Europe, in the second Cuba crisis, and in Asia.
Originally published in 1966.
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