These essays from the journal International Security cover aspects of past and present naval technologies and explore current disputes over American naval doctrine Four of the contributions those by Linton Brooks John Mearsheimer Barry Posen and Joshua Epstein describe the case for and against the Reagan administration s controversial Maritime Strategy which has formed the basis for the administration s buildup to a six hundred ship navy Other articles describe Soviet naval doctrine assess the risk of nuclear war at sea and outline the evolution of major naval technologies and doctrines Part I Naval Strategy Planning a Navy The Risks of Conventional Wisdom R James Woolsey Naval Power and National Security The Case for the Maritime Strategy Linton F Brooks A Strategic Misstep The Maritime Strategy and Deterrence in Europe John J Mearsheimer Horizontal Escalation Sour Notes of a Recurrent Theme Joshua M Epstein Naval Power and Soviet Global Strategy Michael MccGwire Part II Naval Technology Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare Karl Lautenschlager Will Strategic Submarines Be Vulnerable Richard L Garwin The Submarine in Naval Warfare 1901 2001 Karl Lautenschlager Stopping the Sea Based Counterforce Threat Harold A Feiveson and John Duffield Part III Naval Operations Controlling the Risks Nuclear War at Sea Desmond Ball Inadvertent Nuclear War Escalation and NATO s Northern Flank Barry R Posen A Quiet Success for Arms Control Preventing Incidents at Sea Sean M Lynn JonesOriginally published in 1988 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

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