Atomic Anxiety : Deterrence, Taboo and the Non-Use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons / by Frank Sauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sauer, Frank., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Politics and war.

Political science.

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Puzzling Non-use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons after 1945

2. Explaining Nuclear Non-use : Nuclear Deterrence, the Nuclear Taboo, the Tradition of Non-use and Identifying Causal Factors

3. Understanding Nuclear Non-use : Focusing on Meaning, Language and Agency

4. Revisiting Nuclear Non-use : The Cuban Missile Crisis, Presidential Language and the Study of Atomic Anxiety as a Key Emotion in International Politics

5. Conclusion: The Danger of Complacency in Nuclear Policy-making.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137533746

1137533749