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The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the
two decades prior to publication. Originally published in 1975,
this symposium examines the dynamics of change within the arms race
and the attempts at controlling and limiting it. At the time the
nuclear arms race was strongly technologically determined, as
Herbert York demonstrates in discussing the impact of MIRV. Such
progress as has been made in nuclear disarmament has been far
outdistanced by the technological developments so that, as Jack
Ruina argues, SALT is only important when seen as part of a process
of negotiating arms limitations. The most significant result of
this technological advance has been the emergence of a
qualitatively new system of international politics which Hans
Morgenthau analyses. This system is essentially bipolar in nuclear
terms and the history of the disarmament negotiations, as reviewed
by William Epstein, is an exercise in freezing this structure. The
negotiations themselves, particularly SALT, and the prospects for
further progress are discussed extensively by Thomas Schelling,
Kosta Tsipis, George Rathjens and others. The book also surveys
developments in chemical and biological warfare and includes an
important paper on chemical warfare agents by the Soviet chemist,
O.A. Ruetov. The final section looks at recent developments in the
theory of conflict and its applications in the Middle East, South
Africa and a number of developing countries.
The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the
two decades prior to publication. Originally published in 1975,
this symposium examines the dynamics of change within the arms race
and the attempts at controlling and limiting it. At the time the
nuclear arms race was strongly technologically determined, as
Herbert York demonstrates in discussing the impact of MIRV. Such
progress as has been made in nuclear disarmament has been far
outdistanced by the technological developments so that, as Jack
Ruina argues, SALT is only important when seen as part of a process
of negotiating arms limitations. The most significant result of
this technological advance has been the emergence of a
qualitatively new system of international politics which Hans
Morgenthau analyses. This system is essentially bipolar in nuclear
terms and the history of the disarmament negotiations, as reviewed
by William Epstein, is an exercise in freezing this structure. The
negotiations themselves, particularly SALT, and the prospects for
further progress are discussed extensively by Thomas Schelling,
Kosta Tsipis, George Rathjens and others. The book also surveys
developments in chemical and biological warfare and includes an
important paper on chemical warfare agents by the Soviet chemist,
O.A. Ruetov. The final section looks at recent developments in the
theory of conflict and its applications in the Middle East, South
Africa and a number of developing countries.
First published in 1981, this book contains papers on terrorism,
presented to the International School on Disarmament and Research
on Conflicts (ISODARCO). The subject is a complex one as 'one man's
terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter'. No simple solution
exist to the threat to domestic and international stability posed
by the increased use of violence employed by various
politically-motivated groups, challenging the authority of
sovereign states. Many of the world's leading authorities on
terrorism and sub-state violence are among the contributors here,
including J. Bowyer Bell, Jillian Becker, and Alessandro Silj, and
participants come from a wide range of countries and professions.
This book will be of interest to students of conflict and
international relations, as well as policy-makers at many levels,
and the general public in many countries.
First published in 1981, this book contains papers on terrorism,
presented to the International School on Disarmament and Research
on Conflicts (ISODARCO). The subject is a complex one as 'one man's
terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter'. No simple solution
exist to the threat to domestic and international stability posed
by the increased use of violence employed by various
politically-motivated groups, challenging the authority of
sovereign states. Many of the world's leading authorities on
terrorism and sub-state violence are among the contributors here,
including J. Bowyer Bell, Jillian Becker, and Alessandro Silj, and
participants come from a wide range of countries and professions.
This book will be of interest to students of conflict and
international relations, as well as policy-makers at many levels,
and the general public in many countries.
This book examines violence in international affairs. Originally
published in 1975, the two types of violence which the book
focusses on are nuclear deterrence and international terrorism. The
broader perspective in which the ISODARCO discussions took place
was the recognition of the need for a new kind of world order and
the international contributors reflect a wide variety of
ideological perspectives.
When originally published in 1981 this was the first book to bring
together in one volume some of the most thoughtful work by British
academics and specialists studying the political violence and
terrorism which had recently challenged Britain and other Western
democracies. Four chapters consider the strategy and tactics of the
IRA and the problems of the Northern Ireland conflict. Other
articles discuss the phenomena of international terrorism.
Essential reading for courses on political violence, revolution war
and staregic studies, this volume will also be of relevance for
training course in military and police staff colleges.
The countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact have begun to negotiate
for nuclear and conventional arms reductions. The world is no
longer bipolar, as the arsenals of China, France and Britain become
more significant. This book looks at strategic realities and
current global and European problems.
This volume contains the proceedings of the International
Conference on Technology, Arms Race and Disarmament which took
place at Castiglioncello, Italy, in September 1987. The papers
examine strategic defence policies, nuclear weapons proliferation
and arms control among many other topics.
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