U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
eBook - PDF

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Confronting Today's Threats

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Confronting Today's Threats

About this book

What role should nuclear weapons play in today's world? How can the United States promote international security while safeguarding its own interests? U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy informs this debate with an analysis of current nuclear weapons policies and strategies, including those for deterring, preventing, or preempting nuclear attack; preventing further proliferation, to nations and terrorists; modifying weapons designs; and revising the U.S. nuclear posture. Presidents Bush and Clinton made major changes in U.S. policy after the Cold War, and George W. Bush's administration made further, more radical changes after 9/11. Leaked portions of 2001's Nuclear Posture Review, for example, described more aggressive possible uses for nuclear weapons. This important volume examines the significance of such changes and suggests a way forward for U.S. policy, emphasizing stronger security of nuclear weapons and materials, international compliance with nonproliferation obligations, attention to the demand side of proliferation, and reduced reliance on nuclear weapons in U.S. foreign policy.

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Yes, you can access U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy by George Bunn,Christopher F. Chyba, George Bunn, Christopher F. Chyba in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Arms Control. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Information
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. A World of Risk: The Current Environment For U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
  8. Deterrence, Preventive War, and Preemption
  9. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime and Its History
  10. New Challenges to the Nonproliferation Regime
  11. Strategies for Tackling Proliferation Challenges
  12. Defenses against Nuclear Attack on the United States
  13. Assessing the United States' Nuclear Posture
  14. U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policies for a New Era
  15. About the Author
  16. Index
  17. Back Cover