Nuclear Arms Control
Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War Period
Published on 22. July 1998
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-333-71685-4 (ISBN)
Description
The proliferation of nuclear weapons has been defined as the gravest potential threat to international peace and security. This text considers that the concept of nuclear deterrence should be revisited in this regard, and argues for a nuclear-free world on realist not moral grounds. The longer the nuclear weapons states hold on to their nuclear weapons, the book argues, the bigger the chance that nuclear weapons will be spread and will be used (once again) by accident, in an authorized or unauthorized way, or that nuclear terrorism becomes reality. The marginalizing of nuclear weapons resulting in a nuclear weapon-free world in term should be considered as a viable alternative.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-71685-4 (9780333716854)
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Content
Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART 1: NUCLEAR DETERRENCE REVISITED - The Nuclear Paradox - Conditions for Nuclear Deterrence - Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation - Nuclear Deterrence and the Risk of Accidents - Nuclear Deterrence: A Minimalist Approach - Conclusion - PART 2: NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN THE POST-COLD WAR PERIOD - Introduction - Nuclear Risks in the Post-Cold War Period - Answers to these 'New' Nuclear Risks - Conclusion - PART 3: NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL IN THE FUTURE: HEADING TOWARDS A NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE WORLD - Introduction - Is a Nuclear Weapon Free World (NWFW) Desirable? - Nuclear Addiction - Towards a NWFW - Epilogue - Conclusion - Appendices - Endnotes - Bibliography - Index