Strategic Forces: Issues for the Mid-seventies (Studies in defense policy) by Alton H. Quanbeck; Barry M. Blechman - 1973-12

Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, [1973]. very good. 23 cm, 94, wraps, footnotes, tables, figure, appendices, ink name on half title. The authors' analysis of the capabilities and costs of the major American weapon systems and their contributions to strategic deterrence suggests that strategic defense costs might safely be reduced from planned levels, but that the decision to cut would depend ultimately on the policy maker's propensity for risk-taking.

Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, [1973]. Fourth Printing. good. 23 cm, 94, wraps, footnotes, tables, figure, appendices, sticker residue on rear cover, covers somewhat worn and discolored. Compliments card from the co-author (Barry Blechman) is stapled inside half-title page. The authors' analysis of the capabilities and costs of the major American weapon systems and their contributions to strategic deterrence suggests that strategic defense costs might safely be reduced from planned levels, but that the decision to cut would depend ultimately on the policy maker's propensity for risk-taking.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.