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Nuclear Weapons in the Information Age (Hardcover, New)
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Nuclear Weapons in the Information Age (Hardcover, New)
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This is a study of how the information age in modern warfare
coexists with the persistent appeal of nuclear weapons and its
impact on crisis management. In today's information age, the
coexistence of nuclear weapons with advanced conventional weapons
and information-based concepts of warfare is a military
contradiction. Nuclear deterrence was initially predicated on
geopolitical, military, and technical assumptions. These were based
on Cold War politics, rational deterrence theory, the concept of
mutual vulnerability, and the fact that information and technology
diffusion were limited. Today, however, far from being obsolete,
nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction have not only
survived, but have become weapons for states that face security
threats, including perceived threats of nuclear blackmail, or
expectation of conflicts. This study focuses on this unplanned
coexistence of two distinct arts of war, including the possibility
that states like the U.S. may be held hostage to nuclear blackmail
by "outlier" regimes or terrorists, such as North Korea. It shows
that restricting nuclear proliferation should still be on the
agenda of policymakers, and calls for a revitalized global
non-proliferation regime. This unique survey by a leading expert
will appeal to anyone interested in arms control, nuclear
proliferation, and defense policy.
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