The gravest danger : nuclear weapons / Sidney D. Drell and James E. Goodby ; [foreword by George P. Shultz].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-2016.

Contributor:

Goodby, James E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear terrorism.

Nuclear weapons.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The mortal danger of nuclear weapons is unique in its terrifying potential for devastation on an unprecedented and unimaginable scale. In this book, Sidney D. Drell and James E. Goodby-each with more than twenty years' experience in national security issues both in public and private capacities-review the main policy issues surrounding nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. They address the specific actions that the community of nations-with American leadership-should take to confront and turn back the nuclear danger that imperils humanity. The nuclear genie, say the authors, cannot be put back in the bottle. Our most urgent task as a nation today is to successfully manage, contain, and reduce the grave danger of nuclear weapons-whether in the hands of adversaries or friendly states. This book hopes to stimulate active public dialogue on this important subject.

Contents:

Front Cover ; Book Title; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword - George P. Shultz; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Nuclear Danger ; I. From the Past to the Present ; Was the Past a Precedent or an Exception?; U.S. Policies; Emerging U.S.-Russian Relations; A Nuclear Nightmare; Containment and Deterrence; II. Looking Forward ; The Security Environment of the Future; Motivations for Acquiring Nuclear Weapons; The Practice of Preventive or Preemptive Military Action; Assessing the Utility of Preventive or Preemptive Military Action; The Terrorist Threat; III. Denial Policies

Denial Policies at the Level of StatesThe Problem of Monitoring Nuclear Proliferation Activities; The Role of Ballistic Missile Defense; IV. Defining Diplomacy's Task ; The Power of U.S. Example; Mixed Signals Regarding Nuclear Weapons; The Corrosive Effect of a Strategy of Unilateral Action; V. Achieving Rollback: The Instruments of Diplomacy ; Targeted Diplomacy; U.S.-Russia Responsibilities; Cooperative Threat Reduction; Global Norms: The Non-Proliferation Treaty; Global Norms: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Building New Regimes: Avoiding Miscalculation and Strengthening Defense CooperationInternational Organizations: The International Atomic Energy Agency; VI. Applying Recommended Policies to Specific Cases ; China; North Korea; Iran; Israel; India and Pakistan; VII. Conclusion ; A Call to Action; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780817944735

0817944737

9780817944780

0817944788

OCLC:

865330116