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“The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War” by Fred Kaplan
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The advent of nuclear weapons threw the field of military strategy a curveball. We created a weapon of such unfathomable destruction that it’s use was inherently constrained to the point of introducing its own field: deterrence theory. Kaplan explores the history of “the bomb,” tracing through every US administration from Truman to Trump. The author’s journalistic skills are on full display as he shows how organizational momentum and in-fighting did more bad than good in terms of US nuclear policy. As one shocking revelation showed, “the US’ nuclear war plan was based on supply, not demand - on how many weapons the warriors happened to have, not on how many they needed.” This is an excellent read that provides a compelling and holistic view of US nuclear policy across the arc of history.
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The advent of nuclear weapons threw the field of military strategy a curveball. We created a weapon of such unfathomable destruction that it’s use was inherently constrained to the point of introducing its own field: deterrence theory. Kaplan explores the history of “the bomb,” tracing through every US administration from Truman to Trump. The author’s journalistic skills are on full display as he shows how organizational momentum and in-fighting did more bad than good in terms of US nuclear policy. As one shocking revelation showed, “the US’ nuclear war plan was based on supply, not demand - on how many weapons the warriors happened to have, not on how many they needed.” This is an excellent read that provides a compelling and holistic view of US nuclear policy across the arc of history.