At the Nuclear Precipice: Catastrophe or Transformation?

ISBN-13: 9780230609044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 316 str.

D Krieger

Opis

This book focuses on an even more urgent and inconvenient truth than global warming. At the nuclear precipice, humanity s choices are catastrophe or transformation. This book explores the present nuclear predicament, and how to step away from the precipice and assure humanity s future. It examines the intersections between international law and national policies; and between nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism and nuclear disarmament. The book offers a way out if policy makers of leading countries can summon the vision and political will to move in a new direction."

Recenzje

"Nuclear weapons are immoral. They are a crime against humanity. The political reality that nuclear war still remains an option for the United States and eight other countries is the paramount moral issue of our time. At the Nuclear Precipice: Catastrophe or Transformation? is a book of huge proportions on the world s most pressing issue. Richard Falk and David Krieger, as editors, have assembled in this volume the critical information needed to combat public complacency. A world free of nuclear weapons is possible - but only with educated, active, committed citizens with grassroots mobilization campaigns around the globe. At the Nuclear Precipice prepares us for this awesome task." - Rev. Dr. George F. Regas, Rector Emeritus, All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA

"To some, global nuclear disarmament it is dream. To others, it is a nightmare. This thoughtful and provocative book offers an alternative view. It describes persisting nuclear threats - from existing weapons or from their proliferation to additional states or terrorists - and offers specific practical ways to achieve a safer world that is free of such weapons. The book is an important contribution to one of the most important subjects of our times and will interest both experts and novices alike. The authors deserve to be heard." - Randy Rydell, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs

Spis treści

Preface: The Human Right to a Nuclear Free World; M.Maguire Foreword: Illegal Under Any Circumstances Whatsoever;  D.Roche Introduction; R.Falk & D.Krieger PART I: AT THE NUCLEAR PRECIPICE Where We Stand: A Dialogue;  D.Krieger &  R.Falk Sleepwalking into Our Century of Last Opportunity; C.G.Weeramantry Still Standing at the Nuclear Precipice After All These Years: Why?;  J.Cabasso PART II: NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Non-Proliferation Treaty Illusions and International Lawlessness; R.Falk U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy and International Law; T.Graham, Jr. The 'Inalienable Right' to Peaceful Nuclear Power: A Recipe for Chaos; A.Slater PART III: NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy; M.D.Intriligator NATO Nuclear Weapons: The International Face of U.S. Nuclear Policy; M.Martin Ending Nuclear Terrorism: By America and Others; D.Ellsberg Iranian Nuclear Policy; A.Ü.Bâli Nuclear Dangers and the Challenge of a New Nuclear Policy; D.Krieger PART IV: A NEW DIRECTION Roadmaps to Disarmament: A Strategy for the Second Nuclear Era; W.Huntley Strengthening International Security through International Law: The Case of Nuclear, Missile and Space Weapons;  J.Scheffran Citizens and Elected Officials Uniting to Create a Nuclear Free World; P.Meidell PART V: STEPPING BACK FROM THE PRECIPICE The Inextricable Link Between Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; K.Annan Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe: Where Do We Go From Here?; M.ElBaradei Nuclear Weapons, War and the Discipline of International Law; R.Falk Turning Away from the Nuclear Precipice; D.Krieger

O autorze

DAVID KRIEGER is a founder of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and has served as President of the Foundation since 1982.

RICHARD FALK is Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus at Princeton University, USA.