A Nuclear Weapons-Free World?

Britain, Trident and the Challenges Ahead
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-29102-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Global Issues

President Obama and the UK Labour and Coalition governments have all backed the renewed momentum for serious progress towards a world free of nuclear weapons, whilst the UK finds itself embarked on a controversial and expensive programme to renew its Trident nuclear weapons system. What does the UK process tell about the prospects for disarmament?

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ritchie, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: CONTEXT British Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War Reykjavik Revisited Trident Renewal PART II: ENABLERS Deterrence Identity A Very Special Nuclear Relationship The Submarine-Building Industry PART III: RESISTANCES Nuclear Disarmament Cost Options Towards a Nuclear-Weapons Free World

Über Autor(innen)

DR NICK RITCHIE is a Lecturer in International Security at the University of York, UK, where he teaches International Relations, War and Peace, and US national security. His work on UK nuclear weapons policy has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.