The Great Deterrent
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The Great Deterrent is a Cold War–era strategic analysis by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor that argues for the central role of air power and nuclear deterrence in preventing major war.
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| The Great Deterrent canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Great Deterrent Context triple: [John Slessor, notableWork, The Great Deterrent]
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Target entity: The Great Deterrent Target entity description: The Great Deterrent is a Cold War–era strategic analysis by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor that argues for the central role of air power and nuclear deterrence in preventing major war.
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A.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
-
B.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
-
C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama that dramatizes the events and high-level decision-making of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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strategic analysis ⓘ |
| argues |
central role of air power in preventing major war
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nuclear deterrence can prevent large-scale conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British defense policy debates
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Royal Air Force strategic thinking ⓘ |
| author |
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor
NERFINISHED
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John Slessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
international relations
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military strategy ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
nuclear weapons as deterrent
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strategic air power ⓘ |
| genre |
defense policy analysis
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military strategy literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
airpower-centric view of defense
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pro-deterrence ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War arms race
NERFINISHED
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early nuclear age ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
defense policymakers
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military planners ⓘ strategic studies scholars ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Cold War strategy
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air power ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
air force doctrine
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deterrence theory ⓘ nuclear strategy ⓘ |
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