When Armies Divide: The Security of Nuclear Arsenals During Revolts, Coups, and Civil Wars

Jenkins’ book, “When Armies Divide,” speaks to a central nuclear issue: what happens when society’s most organized response capability fades into a fog of uncertainty over who is in charge of what. How do the decisionmakers decide where the soundest leadership is as the rapid and inexorable march of time systematically takes options off the table?