Nuclear Weapons in the Changing World

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ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Series Editors: Robert E. Pendley and Joseph F. Pilat
Nuclear Weapons in the Changing World
Perspectives from Europe^ Asia, and North America
Edited by Patrick J. Garrity and Steven A. Maaranen
Center for National Security Studies Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
Foreword by Lawrence Freedman


How will recent geopolitical upheavals and rapidly changing international conflicts and alliances affect the role of nuclear weapons in years to come?
A series of dramatic events that culminated with the disintegration of the Soviet Union has triggered extensive changes in the post-World War 11 international order and prompted the end of the Cold War, creating the environment for a major restructuring of the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs.
In this original and timely treatise, internationally recognized experts assess the changing role of nuclear weapons in light of increasingly important regional developments that... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Series Editors: Robert E. Pendley and Joseph F. Pilat
Nuclear Weapons in the Changing World
Perspectives from Europe^ Asia, and North America
Edited by Patrick J. Garrity and Steven A. Maaranen
Center for National Security Studies Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
Foreword by Lawrence Freedman


How will recent geopolitical upheavals and rapidly changing international conflicts and alliances affect the role of nuclear weapons in years to come?
A series of dramatic events that culminated with the disintegration of the Soviet Union has triggered extensive changes in the post-World War 11 international order and prompted the end of the Cold War, creating the environment for a major restructuring of the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs.
In this original and timely treatise, internationally recognized experts assess the changing role of nuclear weapons in light of increasingly important regional developments that are transforming the world. The contributors cogently show how toda/s fluid global environment and the proliferation of nuclear arms and technology radically transform strategic international relations. From this perspective, they probe alternative policy responses by the major nuclear-weapon states. Nuclear Weapons in the Changing World: Perspectives from Europe, Asia, and North America provides vital insights on:
• The stabilizing or destabilizing role of nuclear weapons in international relations
• Nuclear proliferation and regional security
• The nuclear risks and opportunities created by the breakup of the Soviet Union
• japan, Germany, and nuclear weapons
• The relevance of the U.S. nuclear umbrella in the future security environment
The discussions in this volume will stimulate thinking about the wide-ranging impact of this crucial issue, and will be valuable for social and political scientists, policymakers, and historians.
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