The Politics of Nuclear Weapons

New, updated and completely revised

Andrew Futter (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVIII, 333 Seiten

2020 | 2nd ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-48736-2 (ISBN)

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This comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future. This book will help you to understand what nuclear weapons are, the science behind their creation and operation, why states build them in the first place, and whether it will be possible for the world to banish these weapons entirely. Essential reading for all students of International Relations, Security Studies and Military History.

Andrew Futter is an Associate Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK.

1. Introduction: The Politics of Nuclear Weapons.- 2. What are Nuclear Weapons and Why Are They So Powerful?.- 3. Testing, Authorising and Delivering Nuclear Weapons.- 4. Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Ages.- 5. The Nuclear Revolution, Nuclear Strategy and Nuclear War.- 6. Vertical proliferation challenges.- 7. Horizontal Proliferation Challenges: The Nuclear Outliers.- 8. Managing Nuclear Threats: Structures of Global Nuclear Governance.- 9. Nuclear Weapons and Non-State Actors.- 10. Nuclear Disarmament.- 11. Future Nuclear Challenges.- 12. Conclusion: Surviving our Nuclear Future.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.01.2021
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 333 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Original-Titel	The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	539 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Deterrence • Disarmament • Nuclear disarmament • nuclear politics • nuclear proliferation • Nuclear Science • nuclear strategy • Nuclear War • nuclear weapons • Testing and delivering nuclear weapons
ISBN-10	3-030-48736-9 / 3030487369
ISBN-13	978-3-030-48736-2 / 9783030487362
Zustand	Neuware