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Offers revealing insights into the minds of U.S. and Soviet defense policymakers, detailing their thoughts on winning nuclear wars, what shapes their beliefs in general, and how personal beliefs shape strategic thought
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What must the mind of a defense policymaker be like? Can nuclear Holocaust be rationalized? Can reality be subverted by patriotism or competition? Can an intelligent person think the unthinkable as a viable possibility? This investigation into the psychology of defense planners and cabinet members is interesting and frightening. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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