Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on nuclear weapons. The role of nuclear weapons in international politics. The american author tells ed pilkington about his sixyear allout immersion in the terrifying and surreal world of nuclear weapons for. Try asking any indian, pakistani, chinese, russian or american policymaker what they think about abandoning their nuclear. Unlike other books, this volume emphasises the political dimension of south asias nuclear weapons, explains how the bombs are used as politicostrategic assets rather than pure battlefield weapons and how they are employed by india and pakistan in an extremely complex and competitive south asian strategic. Sage books the politics of nuclear weapons sage knowledge. It has been about deterrence and how we think about deterrence rather than warfighting. This book provides an introduction to political and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. The soviet union built the bomb because it felt threatened by the united.
For all practical purposes, north korea is an established nuclearweapons state and has an incentive to escalate first if the regime believes its in a conflict that threatens its survival. Ukraine was left with 1,900 strategic warheads and between 2,650 and 4,200 nonstrategic nuclear weapons, making it the thirdlargest nuclear arsenal in the world. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how. Alternatives for the future 1980s projectcouncil on foreign relations david c. Andrew futter is a senior lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester. The ultimate weapon of the industrial age was used to end world. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. The dilemma of theater nuclear weapons volume 33 issue 2 harold a. A world without nuclear weapons the new york times. Such decisions are made in realworld circumstances in which rational calculations about cost and benefit are intertwined with complicated emotions and subject to human limitations.
Written in a clear, accessible, and jargonfree manner, the book also offers insights for. Indeed, relations were so tense that soviet political and military leadership believed. A world without nuclear weapons hoover institution. For wealthy, militarily powerful countries, nuclear weapons are playing a diminishing role in security planning. A world free from nuclear weapons georgetown university. The atomic bomb played a starring role in the political, cultural and social. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. But in just a few short years, developments in asia, the middle east. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy helps policymakers wrestle with the latest challenges. The dilemma of theater nuclear weapons world politics. Nuclear weapons and foreign policy henry kissinger. All three countries signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty npt and returned the weapons to.
The politics of nuclear weapons paperback 18 feb 2015. Conversely, some countries that lack advanced military capabilities may be coming to see nuclear weapons as increasingly important for their security. The global threat of these weapons deepened in the following decades as more advanced weapons, aggressive strategies, and new nuclear powers emerged. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey. Deterrent and the terrorist threat, wall street journal, july, 2009. And the total number of nuclear weapons in the world plummeted from 70,000 in 1986 to fewer than 14,000 today. Support the restricting first use of nuclear weapons act.
Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Strategies for pursuing nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation should therefore, argue the contributors, account for these dynamics in a systematic way. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. A world free of nuclear weapons, wall street journal, january 4, 2007. How should we study and assess the causes and consequences of nuclear proliferation. Indias nuclear bomb is the definitive, comprehensive history of how the worlds largest democracy, has grappled with the twin desires to have and to renounce the bomb. Donald trump mulls a ploy to get out of the iran nuclear deal sep 14th 2017, 2. By 1994, ukraine had agreed to dispose of all nuclear weapons within its territory, with the condition that its borders were respected, as part of the budapest memorandum on. In a year when the threat of nuclear war seemed to draw closer, the nobel committee awarded the peace prize to a group that worked on an international treaty to. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. Stewart brand at a 2010 debate, does the world need nuclear energy. Their significance may best be appreciated by the coining of the words kiloton 1,000 tons and megaton 1,000,000 tons to describe their blast energy in equivalent weights of the conventional chemical explosive tnt.
He is the author of ballistic missile defence and us national security policy 20, and has published widely on nuclear strategy, nuclear proliferation and contemporary nuclear challenges. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. This massive book deals with very comprehensive history of the politics of nuclear weapons. Nuclear catastrophe in world politics louis rene beres on.
They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power. Alternatives for the future 1980s projectcouncil on foreign relations gompert, david c. A good textbook on nuclear weapons, one that synthesizes the vast research. A nuclear weapon also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, abomb, or nuclear bomb is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission fission bomb or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions thermonuclear bomb. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons would require at least four developments. 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. Nuclear weapons are here to stay, and anyone who believes in a progressive denuclearization of the globe is sadly mistaken. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of. Beijing ap china on thursday denied allegations in a u. State department report that it was secretly testing nuclear weapons in violation of its international obligations.
I fully agree with professor mitchell reiss that books on international relations are many, but i am yet to come across a book that may be found comparable with professor rai chowdhuris nuclear politics. The geopolitics of nuclear weapons geopolitical futures. Rosenthal president, carnegie council on ethics and international affairs nina tannenwald has written a powerful and provocative book examining the influence of ethical norms on. The domestic politics model suggests that irrespective of threats to national. In the same regard the authors discuss the past, current, and future of nuclear weapons.
The role that nuclear weapons play in international politics and security is evolving. Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation a reference handbook, 2nd edition. The united states built the bomb to end the second world war. When it was first published, nuclear weapons and nonproliferation provided an urgently needed analysis of the history and current events in nuclear armament and disarmament around the globe. Andrew futter is a senior lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester, uk.
Nuclear weapons 2560 works search for books with subject nuclear. Some, such as bernard brodie in 1946, recognized that very early on. Nuclear weapon world politics military power political offensive east european country. Nuclear weapon world politics military power political offensive east european country these keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Nuclear weapons and great power politics are here to stay. Andrew futter has written a superb textbook on the politics of nuclear weapons, covering both technical and political matters with original insight, expert commentary and thorough organization that makes this an excellent choice for undergraduate and graduate courses in international relations, foreign policy and military strategy. When talking about nuclear weapons, it is necessary to clarify some important points before delving into complicated reasoning. For all the effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero, it seems that the bomb is here to stay.
Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Analysis 2020 is the year to worry about nuclear weapons. For example, the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima, japan, in 1945, containing only about 64 kg 140 pounds of highly enriched. This book starts with the 1945 hiroshima and nagasaki atomic explosion and dates till this century. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy on apple books. What role do nuclear weapons play in contemporary world politics, and what policies should the united states and the global community adopt to meet the dangers posed by these weapons. It is a work of a commendable magnitude accomplish by an oustanding scholar. A world free from nuclear weapons presents the popes address and original testimony from nobel peace prize laureates, religious leaders, diplomats, and civil society activists. The authors provide a detailed schedule for nuclear disarmament, which they really mean as a dwindling of nuclear arms. Five myths about nuclear weapons, and more the new. The iran nuclear deal of 2015 seemed to gesture at the end of the countrys. The atomic bomb, and nuclear bombs, are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
The commitment of some nucleararmed states might begin the process, but moving toward zero eventually will require a readiness on the part of all states with nuclear weapons to reduce and ultimately eliminate their nuclear arms. The bill, known as the restricting first use of nuclear weapons act of 2017, was referred to the senate committee on foreign relations and the house foreign affairs committee. The politics of nuclear weapons sage publications ltd. These luminaries, which include the pope and a hiroshima survivor, make the moral case against possessing, manufacturing, and deploying nuclear arms. The authors do a fantastic job of explaining the effects of nuclear power production and nuclear weapons on human life. An important and critical reevaluation of south asias posttests nuclear politics. The following is a list of states that have admitted the possession of nuclear weapons or are.
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