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Strategy in the Missile Age was written during the dawn of the nuclear age, when the advent of intercontinental ballistic missiles necessitated a massive rethinking of military strategy and power. Originally published in 1959, it retains ample relevance today for its discussion of the origins of air power, its cornerstone position in the evolution of Cold War era nuclear strategy, and its treatment of preventive and preemptive attacks, deterrence, and the economics of strategy. Brodie, who believed nuclear war was “unthinkable,” thought much about the unthinkable and helped provide an intellectual framework for avoiding a nuclear catastrophe. Nearly fifty years after its initial publication, and to celebrate RAND’s 60th Anniversary, RAND is proud to bring this classic work back into print in paperback and digital formats.
Table of Contents
Part I
Origins of Air Strategy
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Prologue to Air Strategy
Chapter Three
The Heritage of Douhet
Chapter Four
Strategic Bombing in World War II
Part II
New Problems and New Approaches
Chapter Five
The Advent of Nuclear Weapons
Chapter Six
Is There a Defense?
Chapter Seven
The Wish for Total Solutions: Preventive War, Pre-Emptive Attack, and Massive Retaliation
Chapter Eight
The Anatomy of Deterrence
Chapter Nine
Limited War
Chapter Ten
Strategy Wears a Dollar Sign
Chapter Eleven
Recapitulation and Conclusions
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