Nuclear deterrence : the Wohlstetter Blackett debate re-visited

• Main Author: Rajesh, Basrur
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Military engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102192; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19871
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Cold War debate between Albert Wohlstetter and Patrick Blackett over the requirements of effective deterrence is of profound relevance half a century later. The two thinkers offered systematic arguments for their maximalist (Wohlstetter) and minimalist (blackett) positions. How we conceive of th...