No Use Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security

For more than forty years, the United States has maintained a public commitment to nuclear disarmament, and every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama has gradually reduced the size of America's nuclear forces. Yet even now, over two decades after the end of the Cold War, the United Sta...

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Main Author: Nichols, Thomas
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2013
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series:Haney Foundation Series
Subjects:
Arms Control
Defence policy
Disarmament
Government policy
International Relations
International security
Military policy
National security
National security > United States
Nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament > United States
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
Political Science/Public Policy
Public Policy
Security (National & International)
Security, International
U.S.A
United States
United States > Military policy
Public Policy
Political Science/Public Policy
Political Science
ISBN:0812245660, 9780812245660, 9780812209068, 0812209060
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Preface Introduction. Chapter 1: Nuclear Strategy, 1950–1990: Chapter 2: Nuclear Weapons After the Cold War: Chapter 3: The Return of Minimum Deterrence Chapter 4: Small States and Nuclear War Conclusion. Notes Index
  • Notes Index Title Page, Copyright Page Contents Preface Introduction. Why Nuclear Weapons Still Matter 1. Nuclear Strategy, 1950–1990: The Search for Meaning 2. Nuclear Weapons After the Cold War: Promise and Failure 3. The Return of Minimum Deterrence 4. Small States and Nuclear War Conclusion. The Price of Nuclear Peace Cover
  • Contents --
  • 4. Small States and Nuclear War --
  • Conclusion. The Price of Nuclear Peace --
  • Preface --
  • 3. The Return of Minimum Deterrence --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 2. Nuclear Weapons After the Cold War: Promise and Failure --
  • Notes --
  • Index
  • 1. Nuclear Strategy, 1950–1990: The Search for Meaning --
  • Introduction. Why Nuclear Weapons Still Matter --