This book offers an in-depth examination of America's nuclear
weapons policy since the end of the Cold War. Exploring nuclear
forces structure, arms control, regional planning and the weapons
production complex, the volume identifies competing sets of ideas
about nuclear weapons and domestic political constraints on major
shifts in policy. It provides a detailed analysis of the complex
evolution of policy, the factors affecting policy formulation,
competing understandings of the role of nuclear weapons in US
national security discourse, and the likely future direction of
policy. The book argues that US policy has not proceeded in a
linear, rational and internally consistent direction, and that it
entered a second post-Cold War phase under President George W.
Bush. However, domestic political processes and lack of political
and military interest in America's nuclear forces have constrained
major shifts in nuclear weapons policy. This book will be of much
interest to students of US foreign policy, nuclear proliferation,
strategic studies and IR in general.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Global Security Studies |
Release date: |
April 2015 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Nick Ritchie
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-87352-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-87352-7 |
Barcode: |
9781138873520 |
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