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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option: From Bush to Obama: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

Autor Aiden Warren
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 sep 2011
Despite its portrayal as a bold departure, the Bush Doctrine was not the "new" or "revolutionary" policy instrument that many at the time portended. This work seeks to argue that while it was clear that the Bush Doctrine certainly qualified as a preventive war policy, it is apparent that the adoption of this strategy did not mark a total break with American tradition or earlier Administrations.
Warren seeks to dispel arguments pertaining to the supposed "radical" nature of the Bush Doctrine – based on comparisons with previous National Security Strategies and previous Administrations’ penchant for prevention. However, the work also highlights that what was new and bold about the Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy of 2002, was its willingness to embrace reinvigorating a nuclear option that could ultimately be used in the context of preventive war.
While Obama has struck bold rhetorical notes and promises in relation to limiting the role of nuclear weapons, he has stopped short of changing the status quo on critical issues that have lingered since the Cold War – such as tactical nuclear weapons and keeping missiles on alert. This book’s final section examines the extent to which Obama has attempted to ‘adjust’ the nuclear option with the recent release of the congressionally mandated Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).
Offering new insights into the Bush doctrine and providing a comprehensive analysis of the current status of the US nuclear weapons strategy, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of American foreign policy, security studies and international relations.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415669955
ISBN-10: 0415669952
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. The Bush Doctrine: Definitions and Interpretations of Prevention and Pre-emption  2. The Bush Doctrine: Preventive War in Iraq  3. The Bush Doctrine and Prevention: Evident in 20th Century US Foreign Policy – Case Studies  4. The Bush Doctrine and the Nuclear Option:The Transition from Clinton to Bush  5. The Nuclear Option: Bush and the "Real" Doctrine  6. The Nuclear Option: From Bush to Obama

Descriere

This book seeks to analyse the Bush Doctrine’s controversial preemption/prevention policy and its willingness to place the nuclear option to the fore of US security strategy. Additionally, it will evaluate the first two years of the Obama administration and its attempts "adjust" and refine US nuclear strategy – if at all.