steve on Nostr: “Destroying the Village: Eisenhower and Thermonuclear War” by Campbell Craig + ...
“Destroying the Village: Eisenhower and Thermonuclear War” by Campbell Craig
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“To Kill Nations: American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction” by Edward Kaplan
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Two book reviews in one day?! These two reads cover such similar ground that they deserve to be together 🤝 Eisenhower unfairly got a bad wrap for his “all or nothing” nuclear policy. In actuality, he avoided placing the United States in to any war - limited or not - during his 8 year presidency simply by making his threat of nuclear apocalypse seem real. He placed the US on a hair trigger but internally had no intention of things ever getting that far. The result? Stability and peace. But when Ike leaves office, the younger & more naive Kennedy doesn’t know understand Ike’s deterrence strategy and history shows the record. This period firmly established the Air Force as an independent service and built the foundation for today’s theories of nuclear deterrence. If you didn’t already like Eisenhower for his highway system, you’ll definitely like the ol’ 5-star general after this read ☢️✈️
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“To Kill Nations: American Strategy in the Air-Atomic Age and the Rise of Mutually Assured Destruction” by Edward Kaplan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Two book reviews in one day?! These two reads cover such similar ground that they deserve to be together 🤝 Eisenhower unfairly got a bad wrap for his “all or nothing” nuclear policy. In actuality, he avoided placing the United States in to any war - limited or not - during his 8 year presidency simply by making his threat of nuclear apocalypse seem real. He placed the US on a hair trigger but internally had no intention of things ever getting that far. The result? Stability and peace. But when Ike leaves office, the younger & more naive Kennedy doesn’t know understand Ike’s deterrence strategy and history shows the record. This period firmly established the Air Force as an independent service and built the foundation for today’s theories of nuclear deterrence. If you didn’t already like Eisenhower for his highway system, you’ll definitely like the ol’ 5-star general after this read ☢️✈️