Chasing Rabbits: The (ill)logic of American Nuclear Strategy
Chasing Rabbits: The (ill)logic of American Nuclear Strategy
Author(s): Juha A. VuoriSubject(s): Political Philosophy, Governance, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: American nuclear strategy; nuclear weapons; military policy; high cost of nuclear weapons; nuclear forces;
Summary/Abstract: As teachers we are often inspired by the questions and lines of thought that our students present in class or on some other occasion that allows for an exchange of ideas. Matthew Kroenig (2018) also points to this as the initial push that made him write his volume The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy. While it is laudable to go off on such tangents – or chase rabbits as it is sometimes called in the profession – and these flights of fancy may yield new insights, there are also dangers in going down a rabbit hole, particularly if you follow a rabbit sporting a Doomsday Clock on its waistcoat.
- Issue Year: 28/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 95-101
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
