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Nuclear Statecraft

- History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age
Af: Francis J. Gavin Engelsk Paperback

Nuclear Statecraft

- History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age
Af: Francis J. Gavin Engelsk Paperback
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We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution.On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers.Gavin''s rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft provides a solid foundation for future policymaking.

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We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and issues ranging from a nuclear Iran to the global zero movement are generating sharp debate. The historical origins of our contemporary nuclear world are deeply consequential for contemporary policy, but it is crucial that decisions are made on the basis of fact rather than myth and misapprehension. In Nuclear Statecraft, Francis J. Gavin challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution.On the basis of recently declassified documents, Gavin reassesses the strategy of flexible response, the influence of nuclear weapons during the Berlin Crisis, the origins of and motivations for U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy, and how to assess the nuclear dangers we face today. In case after case, he finds that we know far less than we think we do about our nuclear history. Archival evidence makes it clear that decision makers were more concerned about underlying geopolitical questions than about the strategic dynamic between two nuclear superpowers.Gavin''s rigorous historical work not only tells us what happened in the past but also offers a powerful tool to explain how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Nuclear Statecraft provides a solid foundation for future policymaking.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 232
ISBN-13: 9780801456756
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0801456754
Udg. Dato: 20 nov 2012
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 236mm
Forlag: Cornell University Press
Oplagsdato: 20 nov 2012
Forfatter(e): Francis J. Gavin
Forfatter(e) Francis J. Gavin


Kategori Våbenforhandling og kontrol


ISBN-13 9780801456756


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 232


Udgave


Længde 18mm


Bredde 157mm


Højde 236mm


Udg. Dato 20 nov 2012


Oplagsdato 20 nov 2012


Forlag Cornell University Press

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