ABSTRACT

This book examines the impact of American perceptions of the military balance between the United States and the Soviet Union during the key period of 1976-1985. That decade witnessed the decline of the US-Soviet d nte and the resurgence of superpower confrontation, often called theSecond Cold War. Among the factors contributing to this shift was

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

PART I Strategic forces

chapter 1|27 pages

The counterforce doctrine

chapter 2|21 pages

Protracted nuclear war

chapter 3|26 pages

Of shelters and Star Wars

part |2 pages

PART II The balance in Europe

chapter 4|18 pages

The nuclear balance

chapter 5|20 pages

Conventional forces

part |2 pages

PART III Power projection

chapter 6|22 pages

The naval balance

chapter 7|20 pages

Forces for rapid deployment

part |2 pages

PART IV Defense spending

chapter 8|20 pages

The expenditure debate