Thinking about nuclear weapons : principles, problems, prospects / Michael Quinlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinlan, Michael, 1930-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear arms control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by a distinguished policy practitioner in the field of nuclear weapons this book reflects an exceptional depth of experience in shaping both national and NATO policy. It discusses the significance of the revolution brought about by nuclear weapons, and then considers the problems, costs, and risks which they entail. - ;The book reflects the author's experience across more than forty years in assessing and forming policy about nuclear weapons, mostly at senior levels close to the centre both of British governmental decision-making and of NATO's development of plans and deployments, with

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Significance of Nuclear Weapons; Part II. Managing Nuclear Weapons; Part III. National Nuclear-Weapon Postures and Policies: Britain, India, Pakistan; Part IV. The Path Ahead; Appendix 1: Nuclear Weapons and Preventing War; Appendix 2: The Strategic Use of Nuclear Weapons; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-12616-4

9786612126161

0-19-156979-8

OCLC:

428733231