Deterrence before Hiroshima

George H. Quester is the J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and professor emeritus of government and politics at the University of Maryland. He has also taught at Cornell University, Harvard University, University of California-Los Angeles, the National War College, and the US Naval Academy. His many books include Offense and Defense in the International System; Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo; and Nuclear Monopoly.