An Elusive Consensus: Nuclear Weapons and American Security After the Cold War - Couverture souple

Nolan, Janne E.

 
9780815761013: An Elusive Consensus: Nuclear Weapons and American Security After the Cold War
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0815761015 ISBN 13 : 9780815761013
Editeur : Brookings Institution, 1999

Synopsis

The United States continues to maintain a large nuclear arsenal guided by a deterrence strategy little changed since the collapse of the Warsaw Pact. Notwithstanding changes in the size and composition of nuclear forces brought about since 1991, the fundamental rationales and planning principles which informed U.S. nuclear policy for decades remain in place--despite the disappearance of a superpower nuclear enemy. In this work, Janne E. Nolan traces the effort to articulate a post-cold war nuclear doctrine through decisions taken in the Bush and Clinton administrations, focusing on the leadership styles of presidents, bureaucratic politics, and broader foreign policy objectives. Based on in-depth interviews with policy participants, this study illuminates in detail the dynamics by which the U.S. government has tried to reflect the dramatically altered international arena in its nuclear policies. In two major policy developments--the 1994 Nuclear Posture Review and the decision to sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty--U.S. policy makers sought to define the utility of nuclear weapons after the cold war and to gain broad-based consensus. For many reasons, these efforts were largely unsuccessful in developing coherent policies, with the absence of sustained presidential leadership proving most decisive.

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À propos de l'auteur

Janne E. Nolan is a professor of international affairs at the Elliott School at George Washington University and the chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group. She has published several works on American security, including Global Engagement: Cooperation and Security in the 21st Century (Brookings, 1994).

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Éditeur
Brookings Institution
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0815761015
ISBN 13 
9780815761013
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780815761020: An Elusive Consensus: Nuclear Weapons and American Security After the Cold War

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ISBN 10 :  0815761023 ISBN 13 :  9780815761020
Editeur : Brookings Institution, 1999
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