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The Reith Lectures: George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West: The Military Problem

George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

01/12/1957

The Military Problem

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Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West. 

Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West in his fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'Russia, the Atom, and the West'

This year's Reith Lecturer is American adviser, diplomat, political scientist, and historian George Frost Kennan. He is best known as "the father" of the USA Containment Policy and is a leading authority on the Cold War. In his series 'Russia, the Atom, and the West', he considers the relationship between the two superpowers Russia and the USA. 

In his fourth lecture entitled 'The Military Problem', Professor Kennan discusses the military aspect of the West's conflict with Soviet power. He considers how atomic weapons have changed the relationship between East and West, and confronts the problem of the 'mutually assured destruction' doctrine.

The Reith Lectures: George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

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The American diplomat George Kennan examines relations between Russia and the West.

The American diplomat Professor George Kennan delivers six lectures on the history, impact and possible consequences of current relations between Russia and the West.

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