The consequences of American nuclear disarmament : strategy and nuclear weapons / Christine M. Leah.

Author
Leah, Christine M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Cham : Springer International Publishing : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
xi, 252 pages ; 23 cm.

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    • American foreign policy in the 21st century [More in this series]
    • American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
    Summary note
    This book is about the future of nuclear weapons, geopolitics, and strategy. It examines the legacy of nuclear weapons on US thinking about some concepts of strategy and geopolitics, namely deterrence, extended deterrence, alliances, and arms control. The purpose of this is to demonstrate just how fundamentally nuclear weapons have influenced American thinking about these concepts. It argues that, given the extent of nuclear weapons' influence on these concepts and the implications for international security, further reductions beyond current Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) levels, and the more absolute idea of nuclear disarmament, may not necessarily be prudent ideas. Nuclear weapons have contributed to the avoidance of major war between states, made alliances more credible and last longer, and have made arms control relatively easier to conceptualize and manage. As such, the author argues, these concepts may become even more difficult to manage in a world where nuclear weapons are marginalized.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Nuclear weapons: a piece of the piece
    • Deterrence without nuclear weapons?
    • Deterrence without nuclear warheads?
    • Alliance without nuclear weapons? (I)
    • Alliance without nuclear weapons? (II): the case of the Asia-Pacific
    • Arms control without nuclear weapons?
    • Disarming the Peace?
    ISBN
    • 9783319507200
    • 3319507206
    LCCN
    2017932754
    OCLC
    973401338
    International Article Number
    • 9783319507200
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