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In 1974 Richard Nixon's defense secretary, James Schlesinger, announced that the United States would change its nuclear targeting policy from "assured destruction" to "limited nuclear options." In this account of the Schlesinger Doctrine based on newly declassified documents and extensive interviews with key actors, Terry Terriff challenges the Nixon administration's official explanation of why and how this policy innovation occurred.

Deterrence (Strategy) --- Nuclear weapons --- Military policy --- Psychology, Military --- Strategy --- First strike (Nuclear strategy) --- Nuclear crisis stability --- United States --- Politics and government --- Military policy.

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Security, International. --- National security --- Security, International --- International Law --- Law, Politics & Government --- International Cooperation --- National security policy --- NSP (National security policy) --- Security policy, National --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Military policy --- Collective security --- International security --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- International cooperation. --- International cooperation --- Government policy

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Nuclear weapons --- Nuclear warfare --- Public opinion --- Pressure groups --- Armies --- Military & Naval Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Advocacy groups --- Interest groups --- Political interest groups --- Special interest groups (Pressure groups) --- Functional representation --- Political science --- Representative government and representation --- Lobbying --- Policy networks --- Political action committees --- Social control --- Atomic warfare --- CBR warfare --- Nuclear strategy --- Nuclear war --- Thermonuclear warfare --- War --- Nuclear crisis control --- Government policy --- Public opinion. --- United States --- Military policy.