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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779112103321

Titolo

Deterrence : Its past and future : Papers presented at Hoover Institution, November 2010

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8179-1388-2

0-8179-1386-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 613

Classificazione

355.43

Altri autori (Persone)

ShultzGeorge P. <1920-2021>

DrellSidney D

GoodbyJames E

Disciplina

355.02/17

Soggetti

Deterrence (Strategy)

Nuclear weapons

Nuclear arms control

Security, International

Militær strategi

International sikkerhed

Atomvåben kontrol

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

GOBI

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Deterrence, its past and future : an introduction to policy issues / by James Goodby -- How history and the geopolitical context shape deterrence / by George Quester and Patrick Morgan -- Redefining the role of deterrence / by James Goodby and Michael Mazarr -- Nuclear deterrence in a world without nuclear weapons / by Sidney Drell and Raymond Jeanloz -- Nuclear weapons reconstitution and its discontents : challenges of "weaponless deterrence" / by Christopher A. Ford -- Playing for time on the edge of the apocalypse : maximizing decision time for nuclear leaders / by Christopher A. Ford -- Arms control and deterrence / by James M. Acton, Edward Ifft, and John McLaughlin -- Practical considerations related to verification and compliance / by Edward Ifft -- Deterrence and enforcement in a world



free of nuclear weapons / by David Holloway.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawn from the third in a series of conferences the Hoover Institution at Stanford University on the nuclear legacy of the cold war, this report examines the importance of deterrence, from its critical function in the cold war to its current role. Recognizing that today's international environment is radically different from that which it was during the cold war, the need is pressing to reassess the role of nuclear weapons in deterrence in the world of today and to look ahead to the future.