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The Politics of Nuclear Weapons

Autor Andrew Futter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 feb 2015
This book provides an introduction to political and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future.

It includes:
  • Coverage of nuclear testing, proliferation, strategy, global actors and disarmament.
  • Analysis of contemporary topics such as nuclear terrorism.
  • A timeline of key nuclear events.
  • Annotated further reading lists helping you to locate sources for essays and assignments.
  • Summaries, study questions and a glossary of key terms
  • Free SAGE journal articles available on the Resources tab  
The author will be providing regular updates to his suggested web resources, so be sure to check the Resources tab for the most up-to-date.
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in Nuclear Politics.
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781446294314
ISBN-10: 1446294315
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 170 x 242 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:annotated ed.
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Recenzii

Andrew Futter has written a superb textbook on the politics of nuclear weapons, covering both technical and political matters with original insight, expert commentary and thorough organization that makes this an excellent choice for undergraduate and graduate courses in international relations, foreign policy and military strategy.

This timely book will provide students and academics alike with a valuable foundation for understanding nuclear weapons related issues in both historical and contemporary contexts. Andrew Futter guides the reader through the technologies, strategies and debates that have characterized the nuclear age from the Manhatten Project to present day concerns over the potential for nuclear terrorism and Iran's continued nuclearization.

The book offers a meaningful synthesis of a wide variety of facts and opinions on key issues concerning nuclear weapons. Succinctly yet accurately, Futter describes the early years of the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear strategies, discusses differences between vertical and horizontal proliferation, identifies the obstacles associated with managing nuclear proliferation and disarmament, and addresses the challenges related to the access of non-state actors to nuclear weapons.

Cuprins

Introduction: the politics of nuclear weapons
Chapter 1: What are nuclear weapons?
Chapter 2: Testing, defining and delivering nuclear weapons
Chapter 3: Nuclear proliferation: why states do or don't build the bomb
Chapter 4: Nuclear strategy: understanding the MADness
Chapter 5: Vertical proliferation challenges: assessing Article VI of the NPT
Chapter 6: Horizontal proliferation challenges: the nuclear outliers
Chapter 7: Managing nuclear proliferation challenges: limiting, preventing and defending
Chapter 8: Nuclear weapons and new global actors
Chapter 9: Nuclear disarmament
Chapter 10: Enduring nuclear challenges
Conclusion: surviving our nuclear future

Descriere

Looking at both political and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry, this exciting new textbook outlines how thinking about nuclear weapons has developed, considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future, and is accompanied by a companion website which makes it easy for students to find reliable, authoritative further resources.



Notă biografică

Andrew Futter is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK. 

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future. This book will help you to understand what nuclear weapons are, the science behind their creation and operation, why states build them in the first place, and whether it will be possible for the world to banish these weapons entirely. Essential reading for all students of International Relations, Security Studies and Military History. 

Andrew Futter is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK. 

Caracteristici

Covers everything from basic science, historical developments, conceptual models, regional cases to future trajectories Analyses the politics of nuclear weapons in a clear and accessible style Offers a full timeline of nuclear events, annotated further reading lists for your assignments, summaries, and a glossary of key terms