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BL
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1019751
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b774121
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| Main Entry
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Soman, Appu Kuttan,1951-
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| Title & Author
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Double-edged sword : : nuclear diplomacy in unequal conflicts : the United States and China, 1950-1958 /\ Appu K. Soman.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought,
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1 online resource (xii, 258 pages).
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| ISBN
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0313046719
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: 6610315612
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: 9780313046711
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: 9786610315611
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0275966232
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9780275966232
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the Stage; 3 The Limits of Nuclear Coercion: Nuclear Diplomacy in the Korean War; 4 A ''Rash and Quixotic Policy'': The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1954 1955; 5 ''Who's Daddy'' in the Taiwan Strait? The Offshore Islands Crisis of 1958; 6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
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| Abstract
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This work explores the efficacy of nuclear diplomacy and the consequences of American nuclear-brinkmanship, via a study of the political and diplomatic role of America's nuclear capabilities in conflicts with a non-nuclear China during the Korean War and the Taiwan Strait Crises.
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Nuclear weapons-- China.
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Nuclear weapons-- United States.
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Atomstrategie
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Außenpolitik
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Diplomatic relations.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Nuclear Warfare.
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Nuclear weapons.
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Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
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Kernwapenpolitiek.
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China, Foreign relations, 1949-1976.
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China, Foreign relations, United States.
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United States, Foreign relations, 1945-1989.
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United States, Foreign relations, China.
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China.
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China.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.02/17/0973
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| LC Classification
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UA23.S527 2000eb
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| NLM classification
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15.50bcl
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