On the subject of MAD, I would like to mention The Great American Gamble by Keith Payne, about the history of Cold War nuclear deterrence. The author has also written about how deterrence might work in the modern environment, and is a specialist in the field.
Of particular interest to us, the book discusses the failings of Cold War strategic thinking—for example the over reliance on assumptions of economic rationality in the opponent. I expect this to have some bearing on other x-risk scenarios.
On the subject of MAD, I would like to mention The Great American Gamble by Keith Payne, about the history of Cold War nuclear deterrence. The author has also written about how deterrence might work in the modern environment, and is a specialist in the field.
Of particular interest to us, the book discusses the failings of Cold War strategic thinking—for example the over reliance on assumptions of economic rationality in the opponent. I expect this to have some bearing on other x-risk scenarios.