Crisis management in the nuclear age / Lynn Rusten and Paul C. Stern ; Committee on International Security and Arms Control, National Academy of Sciences ; Committee on Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences to the Prevention of Nuclear War, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Committee on International Security and Arms Control chairman: W.K.H. Panofsky.

Committee on Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences to the Prevention of Nuclear War chairmen: William K. Estes and Herbert A. Simon.

NTIS order number PB88-138086.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-43).

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Crisis Management in the Nuclear Age -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL CRISES -- TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL CRISES -- NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND SUPERPOWER CRISES -- THE DANGERS OF SUPERPOWER CRISES IN THE NUCLEAR AGE -- Managing Superpower Crises -- ORGANIZATIONS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT7 -- TASKS OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT -- Gathering and Assessing Information -- Making Decisions -- Communication and Signaling -- Command and Control of Nuclear Weapons36 -- Coordination with Allies -- Guidelines for Crisis Management

GENERAL GUIDELINES43POSSIBILITIES FOR BILATERAL ACTION -- Arms Control Agreements -- Improved Information Sharing -- Improved Communication -- Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers -- POSSIBILITIES FOR UNILATERAL ACTION -- Information and Decision Making -- Communication and Signaling -- Summary -- Notes

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