Description
Book Synopsis
Why do some American intelligence officials maintain fallout shelters and private contingency plans to evacuate their families in the event of a Russian nuclear strikeeven in today's post-Cold War era of U.S.-Russian partnership? The frightening answer lies within the pages of War Scare, a terrifying assessment of the prospect for nuclear holocaust in our day. Written by Peter Vincent Pry, a former CIA military analyst, War Scare provides a history of our country's little-known brushes with nuclear war and warns that, contrary to popular opinion and the assurances of our political leaders, the possibility of a Russian attack still exists. Nuclear deterrence has been the foundation of Western security for the last 50 years, but since the end of the Cold War, Russian military doctrine has become more destabilizing, and much more dangerous, than is commonly believed.
By making use of a wealth of declassified and unclassified material, Dr. Pry illustrates
Table of Contents
Introduction The Missiles of November: ABLE ARCHER 83, November 2-11, 1983 August Coup: The Fall of the Soviet Empire, August 19-21, 1991 The Armenian Crisis, May 1992 The October Coup, September 21-October 4, 1993 Northern Lights: The Norwegian Missile Crisis, January 25, 1995 The Future? Selected Sources Index
