Thinking about nuclear weapons: principles, problems, prospects
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2009
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | XXI, 194 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780199563944 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Foreword
χ
Preface
xii
Why this Book?
xii
My Background
xiv
Disclaimers, Apologies, Acknowledgements
xvii
Abbreviations
xx
Introduction
1
Structure of the Book
1
Part I. The Significance of Nuclear Weapons
1.
The Nuclear Revolution
5
The Shock of
1945 5
Interpreting the Revolution
8
2.
The Tools of Thinking
13
Evidence
13
Learning
14
Language
15
3.
Deterrence
20
The Concept
20
Criticisms and Fallacies
25
After the Cold War
30
4.
Nuclear Deterrence in NATO
33
Doctrine and Planning
33
Armouries
40
5.
The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons
46
The Moral Problem
46
The Inescapable Choice
50
VII
Contents
Part II. Managing
Nuclear Weapons
6.
Risks
59
Instability
59
Escalation
62
Accident and Miscalculation
67
Terrorism
71
7.
Proliferation
76
Why Proliferation Matters
76
The Non-proliferation Regime
78
The Treaty Bargains
81
The Future of the Regime
83
8.
Arms Racing, Costs, and Arms Control
88
Arms Races and Costs
88
Arms Control
90
9.
Easements and Escape Routes
99
No First Use
99
Alternative Defence
104
Minimal Armouries
105
Virtual Armouries
108
Defence Against Ballistic Missiles
109
Part III. National Nuclear-Weapon Postures and Policies:
Britain, India, Pakistan
10.
United BCingdom Doctrine and Policy
115
History
115
The Concept of Independence
119
The Scale and Use of Capability
124
After the Cold War
126
Future Policy
127
11.
Nuclear Weapons in South Asia
133
History
133
Doctrines
136
Capabilities
138
Stability and Security
139
Looking Forward
141
Non-proliferation
147
viii
Contents
Part IV. The Path Ahead
12.
The Abolition of Nuclear Armouries?
153
The Abolitionist Goal
153
Paths and Conditions
156
Political Change
158
Disarmament Mechanisms
161
The Case for Study
164
13.
The Practical Agenda
166
The Non-proliferation Regime
167
Arms Control and Disarmament by the
Nuclear-Weapon States
171
Doctrines and Postures
178
Resolving Political Disputes
180
Appendix
1 :
Nuclear Weapons and Preventing War
181
Appendix
2:
The Strategic Use of Nuclear Weapons
184
Index
190
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