This book provides an introduction to political 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. It includes: Coverage of nuclear testing, proliferation, strategy, global actors and disarmament. Analysis of contemporary topics such as nuclear terrorism. A timeline of key nuclear events. Annotated further reading lists helping you to locate sources for essays and assignments. Summaries, study questions and a glossary of key terms. A companion website complete with access to free SAGE journal articles. INDICE: Introduction: the politics of nuclear weaponsWhat are nuclear weapons?Testing, defining and delivering nuclear weaponsNuclear proliferation: why states do or don't build the bombNuclear strategy: understanding the MADnessVertical proliferation challenges: assessing Article VI of the NPTHorizontal proliferation challenges: the nuclear outliersManaging nuclear proliferation challenges: limiting, preventing and defendingNuclear weapons and new global actorsNuclear disarmamentEnduring nuclear challengesConclusion: surviving our nuclear future
- ISBN: 978-1-4462-9431-4
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 15/02/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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