Introduction / Carl G. Jacobsen -- The concept of strategic culture : caveat emptor / Jack Snyder -- American national style and strategic culture / William Kincade -- Soviet strategic culture / David R. Jones -- US perceptions of Soviet threat : prudence and paranoia / Ken Booth -- Soviet perceptions of US threat / Sergei P. Fedorenko -- United States strategic policy since 1945 : doctrine, military-technical innovation and force structure / Desmond Ball -- Soviet strategic policy since 1945 / Carl G. Jacobsen -- The concept of strategic culture affirmed / Ken Booth -- The US approach to deterrence / Patrick M. Morgan -- Soviet views on nuclear deterrence / Robert Arnett -- US thinking about arms competition and arms control / Gloria Duffy -- The arms race and arms control : Soviet views / Matthew Evangelista. Escalation-limited war : the US view / Lawrence Freedman -- Soviet views of escalation-limited war / Daniel S. Papp -- Strategic stability-superiority : the US view / Lawrence Freedman -- Soviet views on strategic stability-superiority / Alexei G. Arbatov and Genadiy K. Lednev -- Crisis management : the US approach / Phil Williams -- Crisis management : the Soviet approach / Stephen Shenfield -- Strategic defence : USA / William Kincade -- Soviet strategic and civil defence / David R. Jones -- Comparative concepts : commentary / Sergei P. Fedorenko -- Decision-making in defence : the US case / Lawrence J. Korb -- Decision-making in defence : the Soviet case / Stephen M. Meyer -- The economic dimension of defence : the United States / Linda P. Brady -- The economic dimension of Soviet security / Franklyn D. Holzman. The US military-industrial complex and national strategy / Gordon Adams and Randal Humm -- Moscow's "military-industrial complex" : its nature and impact / Carl G. Jacobsen -- Management of the defence industry : the United States / Jacques S. Gansler -- Management of the defence industry : the Soviet Union / Julian Cooper -- The United States and NATO / Phil Williams -- The impact of neighbours and allies : the Soviet case / Carl G. Jacobsen -- American thinking on nuclear war / Mark Trachtenberg -- Soviet thinking on nuclear war / Robert Arnett -- Use of the military instrument short of war : the United States / Peter Gizewski -- The use of the military instrument short of war : the Soviet Union / Roy Allison -- Use of force : a Soviet commentary / Sergei Rogov. The changing American strategic environment / Michael Krepon -- The changing Soviet strategic environment : Soviet military doctrine, conventional military forces, and the scientific-technical revolution in military affairs / Jacob W. Kipp -- The US navy in the nuclear age / Steven Miller -- Soviet naval strategy : naval doctrine / Carl G. Jacobsen -- New thinking : the western debate on strategy and security / Stephen L. Flanagan -- New thinking in soviet security policy / Mary C. FitzGerald -- Contemporary issues : some Soviet comments / Andrei A. Kokoshin -- Management of contemporary issues : a western commentary / Desmond Ball -- Conclusion / Carl G. Jacobsen.