Toward Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security: A Search for Alternatives

ISBN-13: 9780367214661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 746 str.

Burns H. Weston

Opis

This text is designed to provide students and others with a theoretical and factual base for understanding the complex questions posed by continued reliance on nuclear weapons to protect geopolitical interests.

Spis treści

Also of Interest -- Credits -- General Introduction: The Machines of Armageddon -- Confronting the Nuclear Crisis -- Facing up to Nuclear Extinction -- Understanding the Arms Race -- Combating the Crime of Silence -- Rethinking some Basic Assumptions -- Rethinking “Security” -- Rethinking “Deterrence” -- Rethinking “The Enemy” -- Opting for Nuclear Disarmament -- Overcoming Distrust and Competition -- Breaking the Momentum Toward Nuclear War -- Curbing the Nuclear Danger -- Pursuing Alternative Global Security -- Relying on Alternative Defense Strategies -- Enhancing World Security Arrangements -- Promoting Systemic Transformation -- Glossary of Terms -- Important Nuclear Weapon Systems