The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction.(Book review)
Publication Date: 22-SEP-07
Publication Title: Air Power History
Format: Online
Author: Lefebvre, Stephane

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The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction. By Keith B. Payne. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 2001. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xiv, 225. $19.95 Paperback ISBN: 0-8131-9015-0

In this easy-to-read book, Payne asserts that U.S. policies have too often been shaped by the expectation that challengers would act reasonably and predictably, rather than by the available evidence on these challengers' particular beliefs and filters. In other words, "leaders can hold to distorted, self-serving interpretations of reality, rely on dubious sources of information, be motivated by extreme emotions and goals, and esteem...



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