The Politics of Nuclear Weapons. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Futter.
• Authors: Futter, Andrew
• Contents: THE POLITICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- COVER ; THE POLITICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; MAP -- STATES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: WHAT ARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS?; CHAPTER 2: TESTING, DEFINING AND DELIVERING NUCLEAR WEAPONS; CHAPTER 3: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: WHY STATES BUILD 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 DEFENDINGCHAPTER 8: NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NEW GLOBAL ACTORS; CHAPTER 9: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; CHAPTER 10: ENDURING NUCLEAR CHALLENGES; CONCLUSION: SURVIVING OUR NUCLEAR FUTURE; APPENDIX 1: NUCLEAR WEAPONS TIMELINE; APPENDIX 2: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS AND ACRONYMS; APPENDIX 3: COUNTRIES WITH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR POWER; APPENDIX 4: NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN FICTION, FILM AND TV; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 327.1/747; Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects; Nuclear arms control -- International cooperation; Nuclear nonproliferation -- International cooperation; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; Nuclear arms control -- International cooperation; Nuclear nonproliferation -- International cooperation; Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473917149; 9781473917163; 1473917166
• Related ISBNs: 147391714X; 9781446294307; 1446294307; 9781446294314; 1446294315
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