The Truth About Trident: Disarming the Nuclear Argument - Couverture souple

Wallis, Timmon Milne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910745421 ISBN 13 : 9781910745427

Editeur : Luath Press Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

The issue of Trident is too important to be left to politicians and generals. It needs to be discussed in the pub, at the school gates and over the kitchen sink so that people are aware of the issues involved and have had the opportunity to think them through. - TIMMON MILNE WALLIS

How much will the renewal of Trident actually cost?<br />What would be the impact of not renewing or replacing Trident?<br />Have nuclear weapons kept us safe since the end of World War II?<br />Is Trident legal under International Law?

Renewal of the Trident programme would extend Britain’s commitment to nuclear ‘deterrence’ well into the second half of this century, despite treaty obligations and an ‘unequivocal undertaking’ to disarm. The estimates of the cost of renewal or replacement of Trident range from £100 to £200 billion (ie £100 to £200,000,000,000).

With more than 16,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled worldwide, the risk of one going off by accident or design is increasing every day. Timmon Milne Wallis explores the arguments for retaining Trident with a critical eye, cutting through the rhetoric and obfuscation to get to the real truth about Trident.

List of Abbreviations <br />Acknowledgements <br />Author’s Preface 

Introduction: Getting at the Truth

Part 1: The Basics

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 1. What is Trident? <br />Chapter 2. What is Radiation? <br />Chapter 3. What is Deterrence? <br />Chapter 4. What is Mutually Assured Destruction? 

Part 2: We Need Trident For Our Security

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 5 Did Nuclear Weapons End WWII? <br />Chapter 6 Have Nuclear Weapons ‘Kept the Peace’ Since 1945? <br />Chapter 7 Are Nuclear Weapons Keeping Us Safe Today? <br />Chapter 8 Do Nuclear Weapons Protect Us From Future Risks? 

Part 3: We Need Trident to Maintain our Place in the World

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 9 NATO and the ‘Special Relationship’ <br />Chapter 10 Is Trident Really ‘Independent’? <br />Chapter 11 Does Trident Give the uk a Seat at the Top Table? 

<br />Part 4: We can Manage Trident Legally, Safely, Responsibly

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 12 Are Nuclear Weapons Legal? <br />Chapter 13 Are the UK’s Nuclear Weapons Safe? <br />Chapter 14 Is Renewal of Trident Affordable? <br />Chapter 15 Do We Need Trident to Protect Jobs? <br />Chapter 16 What About Scotland? 

<br />Part 5 : We are Doing all we can to Disarm

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 17 Is the UK Committed to ‘Multilateral’ Disarmament? <br />Chapter 18 Hasn’t the UK Already Disarmed to the Minimum? <br />Chapter 19 Would Disarmament by the UK Have Any Effect? 

<br />Part 6: The Bomb is Here to Stay

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 20 ‘But You Can’t Uninvent the Bomb’ <br />Chapter 21 Would Opposition to Trident Make Labour ‘Unelectable’? <br />Chapter 22 Can Nuclear Weapons be Morally Acceptable? <br />Chapter 23 Does Trident Fit the World of Today? 

<br />Part 7: Wrapping it all up

<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Chapter 24 The Truth About Trident 218

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Timmon Milne Wallis was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved with his family to Cullen on the Moray Firth. He studied politics and international relations at the University of Aberdeen. He then discovered the peace studies course at Bradford University in West Yorkshire and ended up getting a PhD from there. Tim spent several years living at a peace camp and campaigning against the building of a nuclear cruise missile base at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire. He currently works for Quaker Peace & Social Witness, where he is now job-sharing the position of Programme Manager for Peace and Disarmament.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Luath Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910745421
• ISBN 13: 9781910745427
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible