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Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Search for Global Security
Av Joseph M. Siracusa, Aiden Warren
Inbunden, 2017
1134 kr
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Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and their associated material, present a significant threat to global security. Notwithstanding the fact that there are fewer nuclear weapons today than the …
Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Av Richard Dean Burns, Philip E. Coyle
Inbunden, 2015
1278 kr
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The Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation is an exhaustive survey of the many aspects of non-proliferation efforts. It explains why some nations pursued nuclear programs while others abandoned them, as well as the challenges, strengths, and weaknesses of non-proliferation efforts. It addresses …
Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Av Richard Dean Burns, Philip E. Coyle
Häftad, 2015
528 kr
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The Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation is an exhaustive survey of the many aspects of non-proliferation efforts. It explains why some nations pursued nuclear programs while others abandoned them, as well as the challenges, strengths, and weaknesses of non-proliferation efforts. It addresses …
Evolution of Arms Control
From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age
Häftad, 2013
598 kr
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Drawing on his knowledge of the comparative history of warfare and arms control across preliterate, ancient, medieval, and modern polities, Richard Dean Burns focuses longitudinally on such perennial arms control issues as negotiation, verification, and compliance. Although he does not, for …
History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963
Av David M. Blades, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2014
1603 kr
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The story of U. S. nuclear testing between 1945 and 1963 is a vivid and exciting one, but also one of profound importance. It is a story of trailblazing scientific progress, weapons of mass destruction, superpower rivalry, accidents, radiological contamination, politics, and diplomacy. The testing …
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Search for Global Security
Av Joseph M. Siracusa, Aiden Warren
Häftad, 2017
514 kr
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Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and their associated material, present a significant threat to global security. Notwithstanding the fact that there are fewer nuclear weapons today than the …
India-Pakistan Nuclear Diplomacy
Constructivism and the Prospects for Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament in South Asia
Inbunden, 2016
1275 kr
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The conventional wisdom, based on realist premises, is that nuclear weapons are an irreversible reality in South Asia, and that efforts to denuclearize the subcontinent are a futile endeavor. As a result, real nuclear arms control in South Asia remains elusive and scholars continue focusing their …
U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran
From the War on Terror to the Obama Administration
Inbunden, 2015
1204 kr
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The United States’ commitment to non-proliferation often propels its foreign policy rhetoric. In 2002, George W. Bush framed his goal of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons within the context of the global war on terror, accusing Iran of being part of the “Axis of Evil.” Iran’s nuclear program …
Surviving Amid Chaos
Israel's Nuclear Strategy
Inbunden, 2016
1415 kr
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Now facing a genuinely unprecedented configuration of existential threats, Israel's leaders must decide whether to continue their deliberate nuclear ambiguity policy (the "bomb in the basement") as they consider such urgent and overlapping survival issues as regional nuclear proliferation, Jihadist …
Security at a Price
The International Politics of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense
Av Nicholas Khoo, Reuben Steff
Inbunden, 2017
1063 kr
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This volume in the Weapons of Mass Destruction series makes the case that the United States’ expansive missile defence policy has eroded both its own security and that of its allies. These findings are based on an examination of the response of a number of key states to U.S. policy, including …
Security at a Price
The International Politics of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense
Av Nicholas Khoo, Reuben Steff
E-bok, 2017
1169 kr
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This volume in the Weapons of Mass Destruction series makes the case that the United States’ expansive missile defence policy has eroded both its own security and that of its allies. These findings are based on an examination of the response of a number of key states to U.S. policy, including …
United Kingdom and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Inbunden, 2016
1415 kr
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Since 1969, the United Kingdom always has always had one submarine armed with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles underwater, undetected, in constant communication, ready at a set notice to fire at targets anywhere in the world. This is part of its Trident Programme, which includes the development, …
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Assessing the U.S. Government's Policy
Inbunden, 2016
1979 kr
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The Cold War phrase “weapons of mass destruction” continues to be used despite significant changes in international political cultures, military concepts of operation, and technology advances. Today, the term “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to address many things, from grams of ricin …
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Assessing the U.S. Government's Policy
Häftad, 2016
782 kr
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The Cold War phrase “weapons of mass destruction” continues to be used despite significant changes in international political cultures, military concepts of operation, and technology advances. Today, the term “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to address many things, from grams of ricin …
Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction
U.S. Threats, Responses, and Policies
Inbunden, 2017
993 kr
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Weapons of Mass Destruction are diverse and pose unique challenges to governments attempting to keep them out of the wrong hands and preparing to respond to an attack. This text analyzes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons and terrorist groups with a known interest in …
Surviving Amid Chaos
Israel's Nuclear Strategy
Häftad, 2018
620 kr
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Now facing a genuinely unprecedented configuration of existential threats, Israel's leaders must decide whether to continue their deliberate nuclear ambiguity policy (the "bomb in the basement") as they consider such urgent and overlapping survival issues as regional nuclear proliferation, Jihadist …
