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In the Cold War era, military power was a coercive instrument in a global confrontation between two superpowers and capitalist and socialist systems. The Arctic region was part of this global confrontation; it was a home for strategic nuclear forces (especially Soviet ones) and an important area for significant military activities. Both the United States and the Soviet Union pursued containment strategies, with mutually assured destruction (MAD) doctrine at their cores.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Global Arctic Handbook
EditorsLassi Heininen, Matthias Finger
Place of PublicationChum
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages171-195
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-91995-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-91994-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

    Research areas

  • Significant Military Activities, Global Confrontation, High North, Arctic Strategy, Arms-control Regime

    Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences(all)
  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • Business, Management and Accounting(all)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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