US Nuclear Policy, 1945-68.

In this article, the author discusses strategic nuclear policies of the U.S. from 1945 to 1968 to counter the communist threat from the Soviet Union and to deal with a threat from Iran. The author says that the U.S. policy makers based the strategy from the international security dynamics and technical developments. He mentions the strategic concepts which characterize the policy including strategic bombardment, limited war, and mutually assured destruction.