How Long to Read On Escalation

How Long Does it Take to Read On Escalation?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 41 minutes to read On Escalation by Herman Kahn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted by means of a definite escalation ladder, ascent of which brings opponents closer to all-out war. At each rung of the ladder, before the climb proceeds, decisions must be made based on numerous choices. Some are clear and obvious, others obscure, but the options are always there. Thermonuclear annihilation, says Kahn, is unlikely to come through accident; but nations may elect to climb the ladder to extinction. The basic material for the book was developed in briefings delivered by Kahn to military and civilian experts and revised in the light of his findings of a trip to Vietnam in the 1960s. In On Escalation he states the facts squarely. He asks the reader to face unemotionally the terrors of a world fully capable of suicide and to consider carefully the alternatives to such a path. In the never-never land of nuclear warfare, where nuclear incredulity is pervasive and paralyzing to the imagination even for the professional analyst, salient details of possible scenarios for the outbreak of war, and even more for war fighting, are largely unexplored or even unnoticed. For scenarios in which war is terminated, the issues and possibilities of which are almost completely unstudied, the situation is even worse. Kahn's discussion throws light on the terrain and gives the individual a sense of the range of possibilities and complexities involved and are useful.

How long is On Escalation?

On Escalation by Herman Kahn is 335 pages long, and a total of 85,425 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read On Escalation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 46 minutes to read On Escalation aloud.

What Reading Level is On Escalation?

On Escalation is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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