Flawed Logics

James H. Lebovic is a professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University. He is author of The Limits of U.S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq, also published by Johns Hopkins.

This book is well written and, as such, a pleasure to read. -- T.V. Paul H-Net Reviews Flawed Logics is an impressive piece of scholarship. Lebovic displays an encyclopedic knowledge of past debates about arms control in the United States. -- Jeffrey W. Knopf, Monterey Institute of International Studies H-Net Reviews Lebovic's depictio of logical inconsistency is accurate and will be of interest to advanced students. Choice Flawed Logics offers an excellent overview of arms control from the Baruch Plan to New START. The volume generates interesting scholarly insights. -- Ralph Dietl Sehepunkte Highly recommended to students of all levels of expertise, as well as politicians and members of academia. -- Natalia Sharova Review of Politics Flawed Logics: Strategic Nuclear Arms Control from Truman to Obama by James H. Lebovic [opens] the reader's eyes to the complex and chaotic process of American policymaking during the Cold War... highly recommended to students of all levels of expertise, as well as politicians and members of academia. -- Natalia Sharova Review of Politics James Lebovic's Flawed Logics is a thoughtful, penetrating, and disturbing book, well worth the interested reader's attention. It offers a thorough review and analysis of how American officials and advisers shaped U.S. arms control policies on nuclear weapons in negotiations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, with brief consideration given as well to U.S. arms control policymaking since George H.W. Bush's presidency. -- Patrick M. Morgan Peace Review For anyone interested in a sophisticated history of US arms control efforts, James Lebovic's Flawed Logics provides a fine starting point... Lebovic avoids the quantitative methods, airtight logical typologies, and parsimonious theorizing that dominate much of contemporary international relations scholarship. Instead, he sticks to a qualitative reading of the policy debates over nuclear arms agreements and nuclear strategies within each presidential administration since Harry S. Truman's. Christian Scholar's Review [Lebovic's] book provides a new perspective through which students can have a thorough picture of the history of nuclear arms control negotiations. The book is also of interest to experts and policy makers who would like to deepen their knowledge about the role of beliefs and ideas in the field. Political Studies Review

• PrefaceIntroduction: Arms Control and the Power of Belief1. Initial U.S. Nuclear Arms Control Initiatives: The Truman through Eisenhower Years2. Early Success at Arms Control: The Kennedy Administration and the Limited Test Ban Treaty3. The Era of Bilateral Nuclear Arms Limitations: The Johnson through Carter Years4. Nuclear Arms Reductions in the Final Cold WarDecade: The Reagan Years5. Nuclear Arms Reductions after the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush through Obama Years 1826. The United States and Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: Assessing Intentions, Constraining CapabilitiesNotesReferencesIndex