Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 575 g
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 575 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-829624-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford
A major debate has emerged in recent years, which centres on the future role of nuclear weapons in world politics. Focusing attention to the role of nuclear weapons in the post-cold war world, the book argues that unlike the debates which emerged during the cold war period, the contemporary debate has taken place largely in private, with only limited involvement by the general public. What is also significant is the traditional 'left-wing' versus Establishment divide has also largely disappeared. Furthermore, a growing number of senior military and defence officials and governments allied with the United States, openly advocate the abolition of nuclear weapons. One of the features of the post-cold war debate is that statesman and scholars alike have begun to think the unthinkable–to consider the possibility of reducing the size of nuclear arsenals, and eventually for abolishing them completely.
Contributions from leading academics highlight the key themes that have emerged in this debate. The book aims to generate a wider debate about a subject which, despite the changes that have taken place over the last two decades, continues to be of supreme importance.
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Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
Weitere Infos & Material
- Preface: The Contemporary Debate about Nuclear Weapons
- 1: Colin Gray: To Confuse Ourselves: Nuclear Fallacies
- 2: George Quester: The Unavoidable Importance of Nuclear Weapons
- 3: Michael Quinlan: Aspiration, Realism and Practical Policy
- 4: Lawrence Freedman: Eliminators, Marginalists and the Politics of Disarmament
- 5: John Baylis: Nuclear Weapons, Prudence and Morality: The Search for a# Third Way
- 6: Efraim Karsh: Nuclear Weapons and the Post-Cold War Middle East: Business as Usual
- 7: Ramesh Thakur: The South Asian Nuclear Challenge
- 8: Harald Müller: Nuclear Disarmament: The Case for Incrimentalism
- 9: Michael McGwire: The Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- 10: Robert McNamara: Reflecting on War in the 21st Century: The Context for Nuclear Abolition
- 11: Lee Butler: At the End of a Journey: The Risks of Cold War Thinking in a New Era
- 12: Robert ONeill: Weapons of the Under Dog
- Appendix 1: Prepared Statement on the Future of Nuclear Deterrence
- Appendix 2: Legality of the use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Confict
- Appendix 3: 1996 Pronouncement on Nuclear Weapons
- Appendix 4: Executive Summary
