The theory of confidence-building measures / Richard E. Darilek -- A Soviet view / Sergei Y. Tikhonov -- Some lessons from twentieth- century crises and wars / Philip J. Romero -- Behavioral factors in nuclear crisis de-escalation / Paul K. Davis and Barry Wolf -- De-escalatory confidence-building measures and US nuclear operations / Glenn C. Buchan -- De-escalation and Soviet nuclear operations / David Frelinger -- De- escalatory confidence-building measures after START / Paul N. Stockton -- Non-superpower nuclear crisis de-escalation / William C. Martel -- Conclusion / Joseph E. Nation
Summary
The de-escalation of a nuclear crisis is one of the major issues facing humankind. This book examines how nations in crises might successfully move back from the brink of nuclear war and how confidence-building measures might help and hinder the de-escalatory process
