Posterity and Strategic Policy
A Moral Assessment of Nuclear Policy Options
Alison Bailey(Author)
University Press of America
Published on 19. October 1989
Book
Hardback
162 pages
978-0-8191-7475-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Posterity and Strategic Policy, a moral evaluation of current nuclear policy options, the author argues that policymakers have not paid enough attention to the moral questions that surround debate on the use of nuclear weapons. If we are to succeed in balancing our moral interest and our national interest, we must encourage the evaluation of nuclear issues from a humanitarian perspective. The author surveys three popular policy options and identifies the moral flaws of each. Contents: The Role of the Philosopher-as-Humanist in the Nuclear Debate; The Offensive Orientation of American Nuclear Weapons Policy; Morality, Risk, and Assured Destruction; The Foundations for a Strategic Policy in the Future; and Deterrence without Provocation: Implementing a Plan for Posterity.
Reviews / Votes
....often illuminating and always thorough. Her discussion of Colin Gray, Keith Payne and others in the nuclear war fighting school is extremely acute.... * Journal of Strategic Studies * ....often illuminating and always thorough. Her discussion of Colin Gray, Keith Payne and others in the nuclear war fighting school is extremely acute.... * Journal of Strategic Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-7475-8 (9780819174758)
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Person
Alison Bailey is a scholar in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati.