Understanding Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control
Author : Teena Mayers
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Nuclear arms control
ISBN : 9780080344829
Author : Teena Mayers
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Nuclear arms control
ISBN : 9780080344829
Author : Teena Mayers
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
An introduction to modern weapons and the issues surrounding them
Author : Michael Krepon
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1503629619
The definitive guide to the history of nuclear arms control by a wise eavesdropper and masterful storyteller, Michael Krepon. The greatest unacknowledged diplomatic achievement of the Cold War was the absence of mushroom clouds. Deterrence alone was too dangerous to succeed; it needed arms control to prevent nuclear warfare. So, U.S. and Soviet leaders ventured into the unknown to devise guardrails for nuclear arms control and to treat the Bomb differently than other weapons. Against the odds, they succeeded. Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare for three quarters of a century. This book is the first in-depth history of how the nuclear peace was won by complementing deterrence with reassurance, and then jeopardized by discarding arms control after the Cold War ended. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace tells a remarkable story of high-wire acts of diplomacy, close calls, dogged persistence, and extraordinary success. Michael Krepon brings to life the pitched battles between arms controllers and advocates of nuclear deterrence, the ironic twists and unexpected outcomes from Truman to Trump. What began with a ban on atmospheric testing and a nonproliferation treaty reached its apogee with treaties that mandated deep cuts and corralled "loose nukes" after the Soviet Union imploded. After the Cold War ended, much of this diplomatic accomplishment was cast aside in favor of freedom of action. The nuclear peace is now imperiled by no less than four nuclear-armed rivalries. Arms control needs to be revived and reimagined for Russia and China to prevent nuclear warfare. New guardrails have to be erected. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace is an engaging account of how the practice of arms control was built from scratch, how it was torn down, and how it can be rebuilt.
Author : Jozef Goldblat
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,80 MB
Release : 2002-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761940154
A unique and indispensible work that serves both as a basic introduction to the disarmament scene and a reference book for experts' - "Disarmament Times " The revised and updated edition of Arms Control: The New Guide to Negotiations and Agreements contains the most authoritative and comprehensive survey ever published of the documents related to arms control.
Author : Stuart Croft
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 36,58 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9780719048777
In this groundbreaking analysis, Stuart Croft brings the subject of arms control into the era of complex, multi-polar international relations. He moves beyond the narrow definitions of the phenomenon associated with the Cold War to show how it not only has a long past, but also a clear future. The author begins by tracing the history of agreements between polities over weapons back to ancient times. An understanding of this history allows him to put forward a typology of arms control. It occurs at the end of major conflicts, stabilises balances between states, develops norms of behaviour, manages weapons proliferation, and acts as a tool of international organisations. Stuart Croft examines the evolution of these five qualitatively different strategies, and applies the typology to arms control agreements in the post-Cold War world. This definitive new study will be of interest to students in international relations and security studies, as well as specialists in these disciplines.
Author : Andrew Futter
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030487377
This comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future. This book will help you to understand what nuclear weapons are, the science behind their creation and operation, why states build them in the first place, and whether it will be possible for the world to banish these weapons entirely. Essential reading for all students of International Relations, Security Studies and Military History.
Author : Thomas C. Schelling
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN :
This benchmark study in the field of national security and weapons control was first published in 1961. Republished with a new preface providing the perspectives of 1985, it focuses on the world's military environment and analyzes how that environment may or may not be improved through political arms control efforts. The authors begin with a framework for understanding security, defense and arms control relationships. They also provide a framework for evaluating arms control proposals and for determining whether these proposals are in the security interests of the United States. ISBN 0-08-032391-X : $14.95 ; ISBN 0-08-032390-1 (pbk.) : $9.95.
Author : Daniel H. Joyner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9780754629535
This volume features a selection of the best scholarship on international law as it is relevant to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The essays consider the nonproliferation legal regime as a normative system and offer a more discrete consideration of international law in each weapons of mass destruction technology area. The role, authority and track record of the UN Security Council in this area are also evaluated.
Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 18,45 MB
Release : 1985-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309034914
This nontechnical overview of developments in nuclear arms control describes how the United States and the Soviet Union arrived at their present positions-and where they might go from here. According to Foreign Affairs, "This book is proof that the complexities of arms control can be successfully explained in a nontechnical, and even more importantly, nonpartisan manner....It presents the key issues in a clear, thorough, and remarkably up-to-date way....Strongly recommended as a primary source for classroom and public discussions."
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9780899461557