The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon

A comprehensive analysis that thrusts Jervis into the front ranks of nuclear essayists.―Kirkus Reviews

Robert Jervis argues here that the possibility of nuclear war has created a revolution in military strategy and international relations. He examines how the potential for nuclear Armageddon has changed the meaning of war, the psychology of statesmanship, and the formulation of military policy by the superpowers.