Nuclear weapons in the information age / Stephen J. Cimbala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cimbala, Stephen J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear crisis control.

Information warfare.

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Physical Description:

238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, [2012]

Summary:

The bipolar world that ended with the demise of the Soviet Union coincided with the arrival of the information age in modern warfare. It was assumed that military suasion would presumably depend upon a state's effectiveness in the conduct of military operations based on information principles and supporting technology. Nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction however have survived into the twenty-first century as "niche" weapons tor slates that face regional security dilemmas, perceived threats of nuclear blackmail, or expectations of conventional conflicts that may escalate into nuclear first use and beyond. In addition, the possible spread of nuclear weapons to state or non-state actors could trigger the first deliberate crossing of the nuclear threshold since Nagasaki and regional or wider nuclear arms races with politically destabilizing overtones. Nuclear Weapons in the Information Age examines such issues in a text that will appeal to anyone interested in arms control, nuclear proliferation, and defense policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Alternative nuclear regimes

Cyberwar and nuclear crisis management

Geography and nuclear arms control

Nuclear abolition: holy grail or dangerous temptation?

After the loving: new START and beyond

Nuclear threat and North Korea: dangers and options

Nuclear first use and European peace: a risky bargain?

Minimum deterrence and missile defenses: congruent paths or competitive designs?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9781441126849

1441126848

9781441181978

1441181970

OCLC:

747232754