Introduction: the bomb returns for a second act -- Part one: Enduring truths: game changer; a most useful weapon; lessons of the first nuclear age -- Part two: The new power politics: the new logic of armageddon; the Middle East; South Asia; East Asia -- Part three: The way forward: have we forgotten too much?; global dynamics; a fifty-year problem -- Conclusion: the maturing second nuclear age.
Summary
Drawing on years of experience analyzing defense strategy, the author advocates for renewed U.S. attention to nuclear weapons and discusses how their presence will transform the way crises develop and escalate.
