Introduction: The Nuclear Puzzle
1. Power Politics in the Nuclear Age
2. Gettting to Stalemate: How Much Is Enough?
3. Escaping Stalemate: The New Era of Counterforce
4. Deterrence under Stalemate: Conventional War and Nuclear Escalation
Conclusion: Solving the Nuclear Puzzle

Keir A. Lieber is Director of the Center for Security Studies and Security Studies Program and Associate Professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. He is the author of War and the Engineers.
Daryl G. Press is Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Calculating Credibility.