Canada's early nuclear policy : fate, chance, and character / Brian Buckley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--Government policy--Canada.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear energy--Government policy--Canada.

Nuclear energy.

Canada--Military policy.

Canada.

Canada--Foreign relations--1945-.

Physical Description:

viii, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca, [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Canada's Early Nuclear Policy Brian Buckley weaves information from a number of disciplines to shed new light on Canada's early policies. Filling a longstanding gap in the national story, he explores the country's role in the early post-war period, cautioning against simplistic explanations and pointing to the continuing roles of contingency and personality in decision making. While the threat of nuclear war has receded in recent years, the number of states with nuclear weapons, the number of weapons, and their killing power are all far greater than they were five decades ago. Virtually all the issues that emerged fifty years ago remain on the international agenda and are as relevant today as ever.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prelude to a Sabre Dance

Canada's Wartime Nuclear Project

Hiroshima and Its Aftermath

The International Option

The Alliance Option

The Bilateral Option

The Plowshares Option

Variations on a Theme

The Ties That Bind

The Puzzle Reconsidered

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-166) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85880-7

9786612858802

0-7735-6861-1

OCLC:

929121355