Cold War
Cold War | Nuclear Deterrence Was an Effective Cold War Strategy
The strategy of nuclear deterrence prevented nuclear war and kept major conflicts such as the Korean War from escalating, argues John Garnett in the following selection. According to Garnett, the mutual vulnerability created by nuclear weapons convinced the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union that the enemy could only be deterred from nuclear assaults by the threat of retaliation. In consequence, he argues, both superpowers increased their nuclear arsenals to levels matching what they believed the other had, an arms buildup that established a delicate, but effective,...
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- Introduction
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From Allies to Enemies: The Origins of the Cold War
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The United States Should Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
- The United States Should Not Seek Peace with the Soviet Union
- The United States Should Contain Soviet Expansion
- The Soviet Union Should Contain U.S. Imperialism
- Soviet Expansion Policies Initiated the Cold War
- U.S. Containment Policies Initiated the Cold War
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Coexistence and Conflict
- Chapter 2 Preface
- The War in Korea Should Be Expanded
- The War in Korea Should Be Limited
- The Soviet Union Seeks Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
- The Soviet Union Does Not Seek Peaceful Coexistence with the United States
- The United States Could Have Won the War in Vietnam
- The United States Could Not Have Won the War in Vietnam
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From Détente to the Cold War’s End
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Détente Is a Constructive
- Détente Is a Flawed U.S. Policy
- The United States Must Develop a Defensive Weapons System to Prevent Nuclear War
- U.S. Development of a Defensive Weapons System Would Increase Nuclear Proliferation
- Ronald Reagan’s Policies Ended the Cold War
- Mikhail Gorbachev’s Policies Ended the Cold War
- Reflections: The Impact of the Cold War
- For Further Discussion
- Copyright
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