Nuclear Weapons: Select Issues from the Global Arena - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1626185409 ISBN 13 : 9781626185401

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Most analysts consider non-strategic weapons to be shorter-range delivery systems with lower yield warheads that might be used to attack troops or facilities on the battlefield. These weapons have a lower profile in policy debates and arms control negotiations, possibly because they do not pose a direct threat to the continental United States. This book provides basic information about U.S., Russian, North Korean and Pakistani nuclear weapons. It begins with a brief discussion of how these weapons have appeared in public debates in the past few decades, then summarises the differences between strategic and non-strategic nuclear weapons. Historical background is discussed, describing the numbers and types of non-strategic nuclear weapons deployed during the Cold War by the U.S. and Russia, and in the past decade; the policies that have guided the deployment and prospective use of these weapons; and the measures taken to reduce and contain them. Also discussed is what is known about North Korea's nuclear weapons program and Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1626185409
• ISBN 13: 9781626185401
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Éditeur: Rose Amber C, Williams Oscar A
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible