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Book SynopsisExamines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting the methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. This title argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess the financial resources to buy or build the technology and the internal organizational capacity.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 2010 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies Winner of the 2011 Best Book, International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association Winner of the 2011 Harold D. Lasswell Prize, Society of Policy Scientists
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Chapter 1; Introduction 1 Chapter 2: A Theory of the Diffusion of Military Power 18 Chapter 3: Carrier Warfare 65 Chapter 4: The Nuclear Revolution 98 Chapter 5: Battlefleet Warfare 134 Chapter 6: Suicide Terrorism 166 Chapter 7: Conclusion 208 Appendix 1: Suicide Terrorism Group Linkages 227 Appendix 2: Nuclear Diffusion Survival Model 232 Bibliography 237 Index 265
