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The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century - Couverture souple

Roberts, Brad

 
9780804797139: The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0804797137 ISBN 13 : 9780804797139
Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

This book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many grounds--including historical, political, and moral. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy and posture.

Drawing on the author's experience in the making and implementation of U.S. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm further would be harmful to its interests and those of its allies. The book ultimately argues in favor of patience and persistence in the implementation of a balanced approach to nuclear strategy that encompasses political efforts to reduce nuclear dangers along with military efforts to deter them.

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À propos de l'auteur

Brad Roberts is Director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. From 2013 to 2014 he was a William J. Perry Fellow at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy.

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Éditeur
Stanford University Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0804797137
ISBN 13 
9780804797139
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
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Personne responsable
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