Word: thermonuclear
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...dwell at length on possibilities the mere mention of which sends otherwise calm men into intellectual St. Vitus Dance. Kissinger's critics err grievously when they accuse him of being war-happy; on the contrary, he sometimes seems to be infected, in a unique way, with the same thermonuclear paranoia that vitiates the thinking of his opponents. For example, he provides a precise, methodical critique of summit conferences as substitute for well- formulated policies, but he might well jeoparadize his position when he speaks, in conclusion, of "the perils of having as principal negotiators the men who make the final...
Kahn has graphically pointed to several publicly untouched topics: conduct of a thermonuclear conflict; post-war recovery; concrete exploration of deterrence; how deterrence has failed in the past and might fail in the near future; the deepening significance of such phrases as "flexible strategy," "limited war capacity," "active and passive defense"; and prevention of pre-attack and post-attack blackmail...
...admit that these and other arms control measures can exist, when proposed in a context of increased deterrence, decreased Kahn's callousness; it detracts from the that he has sunk to the depths of human pravity, that by such detailed description thermonuclear war he makes it more like Kahn's position is simply that no what we and the Russians do, war come. Therefore we should think about beforehand if we expect to salvage more despair; for, as he argues, we might...
...accept the view that Kahn war-monger. He certainly thinks he but states in his introduction that he this book in the "hope of decreasing the probability of catastrophe and alleviating the of thermonuclear war if it ...to all with the interest--and the courage to read...
...really accept this book you first buy Kahn's underlying premise: thermonuclear war is potentially IF certain measures have been taken. figures, while valuable, unique, and true, must necessarily remain assertions rather, than accepted judgment...