War no more : eliminating conflict in the nuclear age / Robert Hinde and Joseph Rotblat ; foreword by Robert S. McNamara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinde, Robert A.

Contributor:

Rotblat, Joseph, 1908-2005.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

War--Prevention.

Physical Description:

x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2003.

Contents:

I Of War and Its Weapons

1. The Diversity of Wars 9

2. The Nuclear Peril 14

The Risk of a Nuclear War 14

The Destructive Power of Nuclear Weapons 17

The Nuclear Arms Race 22

3. Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 30

Chemical Warfare 30

Biological Warfare 33

Radiological Warfare (Dirty Bombs) 35

Information Technology Warfare 37

4. 'Conventional' Weapons 39

II What Makes War More Likely?

5. Causes of War and the Role of Weapons 47

Causes of War 47

The Role of Weapons 49

6. The Political System and its Leaders 52

The Institution of Nation-States 52

Totalitarianism Versus Democracy 55

The Role of Political Leaders 56

Clandestine Political Action 61

Autonomy of Groups Within States 61

Terrorism 65

7. Culture and Tradition 68

Cultural Factors Related to Violence 68

Ethnicity 70

Religion 75

Other Ideological Issues 79

Retribution 80

8. Resources: Territory and the Environment 83

Resources, Territory and Influence 83

Environmental Resources 86

9. Economic Factors: Globalization and Poverty 89

10. War and Human Nature 101

Aggression and Aggressiveness 101

War as an Institution 107

The Role of Scientists 118

III What Should Be Done to Eliminate War?

11. What Stops Countries from Going to War? 125

Democracy 125

Overcoming Cultural Differences 129

Globalization 135

Deterrence 136

Sanctions 140

International Law 141

12. Preventing War: Arms Control 145

Combating Terrorism 166

13. Preventing War: Promotion of International Well-Being and Peace Education 169

Promotion of International Well-Being 169

Education for Peace and Socialization 171

14. Organizations Involved in Prevention, Intervention and Conflict Resolution 178

The United Nations 180

Regional and Inter-Governmental Organization 186

The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations 187

Religious Groups and Reconciliation Commissions 190

Grassroots Organizations 191

15. Internation and Conflict Resolution 193

The Importance of Early Warning and Early Action 193

Is Intervention Necessarily Desirable? 195

Conditions for Intervention 196

Who Should Intervene and How? 198

Peacekeeping and Peace-Enforcement 201

Establishing Peace 203

The Aftermath of War 205

The Promotion of Democracy 207

16. Epilogue: Eliminating Conflict in the Nuclear Age 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.

ISBN:

0745321925

0745321917

OCLC:

52478422