The Great Deterrent

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The Great Deterrent is a Cold War–era strategic analysis by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor that argues for the central role of air power and nuclear deterrence in preventing major war.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
strategic analysis ⓘ
argues central role of air power in preventing major war ⓘ
nuclear deterrence can prevent large-scale conflict ⓘ
associatedWith British defense policy debates ⓘ
Royal Air Force strategic thinking ⓘ
author Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor ⓘ
John Slessor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
field international relations ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
security studies ⓘ
focusesOn nuclear weapons as deterrent ⓘ
strategic air power ⓘ
genre defense policy analysis ⓘ
military strategy literature ⓘ
hasPerspective airpower-centric view of defense ⓘ
pro-deterrence ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War arms race ⓘ
early nuclear age ⓘ
intendedAudience defense policymakers ⓘ
military planners ⓘ
strategic studies scholars ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic Cold War strategy ⓘ
air power ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ
publicationEra Cold War ⓘ
relatedTo air force doctrine ⓘ
deterrence theory ⓘ
nuclear strategy ⓘ

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