Preventing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction

ISBN-13: 9780714680972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 200 str.

Herring Eric; Eric Herring

Opis

Instead of concentrating on the prevention of the spread of weapons of mass destruction, these studies concentrate on preventing their use. A common argument runs through all of the papers: that, while complacency must be avoided, much of the post-Cold War focus among Western governments on the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction is alarmist. Beyond this shared ground, the contributors are diverse in their approaches and in many of their conclusions. The first three provide critiques of Western policy as in some ways having the unintended effect of increasing rather than reducing the chances of the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons. The next three address themselves to contexts which may influence the use of WMD, again especially nuclear weapons. The last two authors challenge widely-held assumptions among those worried about how to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.

Spis treści

Contemporary Security Policy

"refreshing and provocative reading"




"In an increasingly dangerous world, we need hard thinking about the issues of war and peace. This book, based on a Journal of Strategic Studies special issue, usefully raises the questions of what these dangers are."

- Unison Journals, Tribune, Morning Star and Voice of the Unions

O autorze

Eric Herring