The Worlds Of Herman Kahn
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The Worlds Of Herman Kahn
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Author : Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
The Worlds Of Herman Kahn written by Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Herman Kahn was the only nuclear strategist in America who might have made a living as a standup comedian. In telling his story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures an era that is still very much with us--a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation have their echoes in the "known unknowns and unknown unknowns" that guide policymakers in our own embattled world.
The Essential Herman Kahn
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Author : Paul Dragos Aligica
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2009-06-16
The Essential Herman Kahn written by Paul Dragos Aligica and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-16 with Philosophy categories.
By the time of his untimely death in 1983, Herman Kahn was recognized by both friends and intellectual adversaries as 'one of the world's most creative and best minds.' The current growing resurgence of interest in Kahn's ideas and intellectual legacy demonstrates the enduring relevance of his work. Yet, in spite of the constant influence of his arguments, there is a shortage of books summarizing Kahn's essential contributions, and thus his work is not as well known as it should be. The Essential Herman Kahn is an attempt to cope with this predicament and offer the public for the first time an anthology consisting of the essence of Kahn's work, organized thematically. The two decades that have passed since his death allow us today to approach his work undisturbed by the 'sound and fury' of the many public debates and controversies he participated in and to focus on some of the deepest and most enduring dimensions of his intellectual contributions. The anthology will try to bring together, out of the several thousands pages published by Kahn during his life, the 'essential Kahn,' the most relevant, consequential and interesting themes, ideas and arguments defining his legacy. As such it will met the needs of those who are interested in Kahn's work but do not have the time and energy to access his out-of-print books, to make their way through the voluminous number of pages, and then to sort out the essential from the accidental, the perennial from the contextual.
Supergenius The Mega Worlds Of Herman Kahn
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Author : B. Bruce-Briggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-06
Supergenius The Mega Worlds Of Herman Kahn written by B. Bruce-Briggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06 with categories.
The definitive biography of Herman Kahn (1922-1983), the renowned thermonuclear war strategist, futurologist, and polymath, written by a long-time colleague with full access to his papers and former associates. Describes his scientific, military, and political milieu. Thorough annotation. 12 pages of graphics; 472 text pages.
World Of Herman Kahn
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Author : Briggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-03
World Of Herman Kahn written by Briggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03 with categories.
On Escalation
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Author : Herman Kahn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
On Escalation written by Herman Kahn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war. At each rung of the ladder, before the climb proceeds, decisions must be made based on numerous choices. Some are clear and obvious, others obscure, but the options are always there. Thermonuclear annihilation, says Kahn, is unlikely to come through accident; but nations may elect to climb the ladder to extinction. The basic material for the book was developed in briefings delivered by Kahn to military and civilian experts and revised in the light of his findings of a trip to Vietnam in the 1960s. In On Escalation he states the facts squarely. He asks the reader to face unemotionally the terrors of a world fully capable of suicide and to consider carefully the alternatives to such a path. In the never-never land of nuclear warfare, where nuclear incredulity is pervasive and paralyzing to the imagination even for the professional analyst, salient details of possible scenarios for the outbreak of war, and even more for war fighting, are largely unexplored or even unnoticed. For scenarios in which war is terminated, the issues and possibilities of which are almost completely unstudied, the situation is even worse. Kahn's discussion throws light on the terrain and gives the individual a sense of the range of possibilities and complexities involved and are useful.
World Economic Development
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Author : Herman Kahn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-09-11
World Economic Development written by Herman Kahn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-11 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the prospects for world economic development. It focuses primarily on the period from 1978 to 2000 and pays particular attention to the earlier part of that interval. The book examines some of the more immediate problems and issues associated with the process of economic growth.
The Alternative World Futures Approach
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Author : Herman Kahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Alternative World Futures Approach written by Herman Kahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Twentieth century categories.
On Thermonuclear War
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Author : Herman (Mathematiker) Kahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
On Thermonuclear War written by Herman (Mathematiker) Kahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
The Year 2000
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Author : Herman Kahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Year 2000 written by Herman Kahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Twentieth century categories.
On Thermonuclear War
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Author : Herman Kahn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
On Thermonuclear War written by Herman Kahn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with History categories.
On Thermonuclear War was controversial when originally published and remains so today. It is iconoclastic, crosses disciplinary boundaries, and finally it is calm and compellingly reasonable. The book was widely read on both sides of the Iron Curtain and the result was serious revision in both Western and Soviet strategy and doctrine. As a result, both sides were better able to avoid disaster during the Cold War. The strategic concepts still apply: defense, local animosities, and the usual balance-of-power issues are still very much with us. Kahn's stated purpose in writing this book was simply: "avoiding disaster and buying time, without specifying the use of this time." By the late 1950s, with both sides H-bomb-armed, reason and time were in short supply. Kahn, a military analyst at Rand since 1948, understood that a defense based only on thermonuclear arnaments was inconceivable, morally questionable, and not credible.The book was the first to make sense of nuclear weapons. Originally created from a series of lectures, it provides insight into how policymakers consider such issues. One may agree with Kahn or disagree with him on specific issues, but he clearly defined the terrain of the argument. He also looks at other weapons of mass destruction such as biological and chemical, and the history of their use. The Cold War is over, but the nuclear genie is out of the bottle, and the lessons and principles developed in On Thermonuclear War apply as much to today's China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as they did to the Soviets.