I understand that you mostly just provide a summary rather than giving reasons to believe the claims in the book, but FWIW I find some of the claims hard to believe. I’ll give more detail in other comments.
For now, some general questions:
What kind of evidence is the book based on? (E.g. archival research, interviews with decision-makers, theoretical models, …)
Does Mueller have a credible debunking explanation for why most people in the national security community (as well as fields such as international relations, nuclear strategy etc., AFAICT) disagree with him?
I understand that you mostly just provide a summary rather than giving reasons to believe the claims in the book, but FWIW I find some of the claims hard to believe. I’ll give more detail in other comments.
For now, some general questions:
What kind of evidence is the book based on? (E.g. archival research, interviews with decision-makers, theoretical models, …)
Does Mueller have a credible debunking explanation for why most people in the national security community (as well as fields such as international relations, nuclear strategy etc., AFAICT) disagree with him?