Living With Peril

Living with Peril explains in detail how the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations adapted to the reality of a Soviet nuclear force capable of destroying the United States and against which there was no effective defense. Wenger illuminates the development, implementation, and evolution of U.S. government policies designed to avoid war and to respond to the vulnerability of nuclear destruction. Drawing from a wealth of sources, Wenger provides an insightful and original perspective on the origins of cold war nuclear diplomacy. This is crucial reading for students and scholars of international relations, peace and conflict studies, and diplomatic history.

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Eisenhower and Overwhelming Nuclear Superiority
The Integration of Nuclear Weapons into American National Security Policy	p. 13
The Impact of the Strategic Nuclear Balance on Policy	p. 49
The Impact of the Thermonuclear Revolution on Policy	p. 85
The Nuclearization of NATO: A Delicate Balance	p. 105
Eisenhower and Evolving Mutual Vulnerability
Eisenhower's Approach: Buying Time with Tactical Nuclear Weapons	p. 123
Into the Missile Age: Does Relative Strength Matter?	p. 145
Eisenhower, Nuclear Weapons, and Policy at the End of the 1950s	p. 173
Kennedy and Perceived Mutual Vulnerability
Kennedy's Approach: A Strategy of Multiple Options	p. 181
The Berlin Crisis: Example of Self-Deterrence or Successful Manipulation of Risk?	p. 197
Nuclear Politics - Symbols and Signals: How Political Considerations Affected Military Strategy, Planning, and Budgets	p. 241
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Impact of the Nuclear Danger on Policy	p. 273
The Detente of 1963: Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 305
Conclusions	p. 313
Notes	p. 323
Bibliography	p. 439
Index	p. 455
About the Author	p. 463
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