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The Politics of Nuclear Weapons = New, updated and completely revised /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The Politics of Nuclear Weapons/ by Andrew Futter.
其他題名:	New, updated and completely revised /
作者:	Futter, Andrew.
面頁冊數:	XVIII, 333 p.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	History of Military. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48737-9
ISBN:	9783030487379

The Politics of Nuclear Weapons = New, updated and completely revised /
Futter, Andrew.

The Politics of Nuclear WeaponsNew, updated and completely revised /[electronic resource] :by Andrew Futter. - 2nd ed. 2021. - XVIII, 333 p.online resource.

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. .

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 Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK. .

ISBN: 9783030487379

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-48737-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1104919
History of Military.

LC Class. No.: JZ6378-6405

Dewey Class. No.: 355

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