JOHN RENAKER spent many years working on this book about Nuclear Deterrence, which was published in December, 2000 by Regina Books. It can be purchased directly from the author or at Amazon.com.

"This is an unusual book by an unusual writer--who is also erudite and well grounded in the relevant traditional literature. He displays an original approach and imaginative new analysis...."
-- Raymond L. Garthoff,
The Brookings Institution

"John Renaker's book should be a welcome addition to the literature. The book is well written, well-researched, and has a strong message....his comments on Strangelove are classic."
-- Prof. Joseph Siracusa,
The University of Queensland

The book also features the drawings of David Levine, staff artist for America's leading critical review, The New York Review of Books.

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"But if nothing CAN be done it may seem that nothing NEED be done. Naturally enough, those who take comfort in that view tend to leave the arena of debate to those who want to do something. Thus, the more believers in the power of deterrence, the fewer advocates for action. "Dr.Strangelove and the Hideous Epoch" reviews the debate's history from the viewpoint of that less representative side and argues that the end of the hideous epoch--the period Churchill described as beginning around 1910 and lasting until the day the deterrent reached its acme--is now within view."