| ID | 120979 |
| Title Proper | Cool hand nuke |
| Other Title Information | lessons from the quiet diplomacy of the Cienfuegos non-crisis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Crall, Dennis A ; Martin, Thomas M |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How does presidential framing and signaling of problems affect the potential solutions available to solve those problems? For example, the Cuban Missile Crisis was immediately labeled a crisis and limited alternative solutions. Conversely, the Cienfuegos submarine base dilemma of 1970-despite having graver potential consequences-was never framed as a crisis, was out of the public eye, and was equally successful at repealing a Soviet threat. We offer a Force Dilemma model that suggests the president's problem definition process should produce crisis classifications sparingly, considering and employing less confrontational instruments of power, without prematurely sending unnecessary signals to adversaries, contemporaries, and the public. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 9, No.2; Apr 2013: p.189-201 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 9, No.2; Apr 2013: p.189-201 |
| Key Words | Cuba ; Cuban Missile Crisis ; Cienfuegos Submarine Base Dilemma - 1970 |