Nuclear weapons

The enormous potential for destruction that lies latent in nuclear technology inevitably gives rise to the possibility of nuclear terrorism-the use of nuclear explosives or radioactivity by insurgent groups.

This volume is based on a series of papers delivered at the conference by specialists from the United States and both Eastern and Western Europe.

This book examines the processes of nuclear policymaking in NATO and the interaction of alliance strategy with the docrines underlying it.

The concept and utility of strategic defense should be evaluated in an embracing cultural context defined by the values, attitudes, and worldview of society-its ethos.

This research guide is intended primarily for two groups of specialists.

Based on formal content analysis of the writings of Admiral Sergei G.

Many people have been instrumental in helping see this book through to completion.

In mid-March 1992, a group of forty scholars, journalists, strategists, and government officials met in Kathmandu, Nepal, to assess the post-Cold War world.

A fundamental transformation is underway in the structure of the international political system, with changes in both the definition and the distribution of power in world politics.

From a local ballot initiative in Massachusetts, the nuclear weapons freeze movement has grown during the last three years into an important national issue.

Since the end of World War II, the United States has faced moral and strategic issues in its management of force that are unique in the history of international politics.

The editors would like to express their thanks to a number of colleagues whose insights and comments contributed to the development of the book.

This book, first published in 1981, examines the broader aspects of international strategic relations, and analyses Cold War developments within particular nations, fields of warfare and areas of political-military interaction.

This book, first published in 1981, examines the broader aspects of international strategic relations, and analyses Cold War developments within particular nations, fields of warfare and areas of political-military interaction.

Drawing on their daily involvement with defense issues and their interactions with the military and political elements of the national security community, civilian and military defense analysts in the U.

The enormous potential for destruction that lies latent in nuclear technology inevitably gives rise to the possibility of nuclear terrorism-the use of nuclear explosives or radioactivity by insurgent groups.

This volume is based on a series of papers delivered at the conference by specialists from the United States and both Eastern and Western Europe.

This book examines the processes of nuclear policymaking in NATO and the interaction of alliance strategy with the docrines underlying it.

The concept and utility of strategic defense should be evaluated in an embracing cultural context defined by the values, attitudes, and worldview of society-its ethos.

This research guide is intended primarily for two groups of specialists.

Based on formal content analysis of the writings of Admiral Sergei G.

Many people have been instrumental in helping see this book through to completion.

In mid-March 1992, a group of forty scholars, journalists, strategists, and government officials met in Kathmandu, Nepal, to assess the post-Cold War world.

A fundamental transformation is underway in the structure of the international political system, with changes in both the definition and the distribution of power in world politics.

From a local ballot initiative in Massachusetts, the nuclear weapons freeze movement has grown during the last three years into an important national issue.

Since the end of World War II, the United States has faced moral and strategic issues in its management of force that are unique in the history of international politics.

The editors would like to express their thanks to a number of colleagues whose insights and comments contributed to the development of the book.

Is the appearance of new nuclear weapon states inevitable?

The debate on no-first-use of nuclear weapons has been conducted on a number of fronts.

Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time.

Is the appearance of new nuclear weapon states inevitable?

The debate on no-first-use of nuclear weapons has been conducted on a number of fronts.

Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it.

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war.

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft.

The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the two decades prior to publication.

'I pray that words spoken at this conference may carry beyond walls and reach thousands of ears hitherto deaf to warnings of the final catastrophe.

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.

Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it.

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war.

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft.

The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the two decades prior to publication.

'I pray that words spoken at this conference may carry beyond walls and reach thousands of ears hitherto deaf to warnings of the final catastrophe.

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.

How does the Soviet Union view the costs and benefits of nuclear arms control?

Originally published in 1983, this book presents both the technical and political information necessary to evaluate the emerging threat to world security posed by recent advances in uranium enrichment technology.

How does the Soviet Union view the costs and benefits of nuclear arms control?

Originally published in 1983, this book presents both the technical and political information necessary to evaluate the emerging threat to world security posed by recent advances in uranium enrichment technology.

Moral and political questions are vitally relevant to the issue of survival in the nuclear age.

Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation.