|
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations
|
Buy Now
Governing the Bomb - Civilian Control and Democratic Accountability of Nuclear Weapons (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,276
Discovery Miles 32 760
|
|
|
Governing the Bomb - Civilian Control and Democratic Accountability of Nuclear Weapons (Hardcover)
Series: SIPRI Monographs
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
'Go nuclear' or 'go zero'--as the international community stands at
a nuclear crossroads, a number of questions demand urgent
attention: How do established and emerging nuclear-armed states
manage their nuclear affairs? Who commands and controls a country's
nuclear forces? What effect does the balance between secrecy and
openness have on larger questions of security and democracy?
Governing Nuclear Weapons is grounded in the belief that the
public's ability to hold nuclear-armed states accountable for the
security of their weapons is contingent on proper knowledge of
domestic nuclear governance. With a special emphasis on civilian
control and democratic accountability, it seeks to illuminate the
structures and processes of nuclear weapons governance of eight
nuclear-armed states: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US, as
well as India, Israel, and Pakistan.
It examines the theoretical as well as practical functions and
structures of those who possess the power to make nuclear decisions
and those who have the practical means and physical opportunity to
execute those decisions. While the book assesses the whole spectrum
of political oversight and control mechanisms in operation for each
country--including the roles and requirements of the executive, the
military and specialized civilian institutions--it also takes a
closer look at parliamentary institutions and civil society at
large.
As nuclear terrorism, proliferation and disarmament vie for the top
slot on the global security agenda, a comparative understanding of
the various national nuclear discourses is no longer optional, but
required.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
