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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806869703321

Autore

Narang Vipin

Titolo

Nuclear strategy in the modern era : regional powers and international conflict / / Vipin Narang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4008-5040-1

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

Classificazione

POL011000POL001000

Disciplina

355.02/17

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons - Government policy

Nuclear warfare - Government policy

Deterrence (Strategy)

Security, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory -- Chapter Three. Pakistan -- Chapter Four. India -- Chapter Five. China -- Chapter Six. France -- Chapter Seven. Israel -- Chapter Eight. South Africa -- Chapter Nine. Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis -- Chapter Ten. Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior -- Chapter Eleven: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The world is in a second nuclear age in which regional powers play an increasingly prominent role. These states have small nuclear arsenals, often face multiple active conflicts, and sometimes have weak institutions. How do these nuclear states-and potential future ones-manage their nuclear forces and influence international conflict? Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia. Vipin Narang identifies the



diversity of regional power nuclear strategies and describes in detail the posture each regional power has adopted over time. Developing a theory for the sources of regional power nuclear strategies, he offers the first systematic explanation of why states choose the postures they do and under what conditions they might shift strategies. Narang then analyzes the effects of these choices on a state's ability to deter conflict. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, he shows that, contrary to a bedrock article of faith in the canon of nuclear deterrence, the acquisition of nuclear weapons does not produce a uniform deterrent effect against opponents. Rather, some postures deter conflict more successfully than others. Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era considers the range of nuclear choices made by regional powers and the critical challenges they pose to modern international security.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557508003321

Autore

Zieliński Andrzej

Titolo

Recent Developments of Electrodeposition Coating

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This e-book presents a selection of papers focused on some novel aspects of electrodeposited coatings, in particular for medical applications. The biocoatings applied for surface modification of load-bearing implants are still being developed, especially for titanium implants, for which hundreds and thousands of possible technical solutions have been proposed using different techniques and materials. This book is a collection of papers that demonstrate appropriate attempts using various electrodeposition methods. The specific



objectives are different, with several looking for improved bioactivity, another for antibacterial properties, and another for increased adhesion on the helix lines on dental implants. The e-book starts with a paper on the methodic development of electrodes for electrowinning. This is followed by paper on the real performance of the surface of dental implants, a subject not often addressed. The next paper focuses on electro-oxidation: a novel two-stage oxidation method, characteristic of the oxide layer on helix line of a model dental implant, and micro-arc oxidation of 3D printed titanium. The last paper focuses on coatings, describing the carbon nanotubes- (hydroxyapatite, chitosan), Eudragit-, and Fe-containing coatings. The e-book concludes with a review of all electrodeposition methods. It is a collection of papers describing novel results in electrodeposition biocoatings, which will be of interest for many scholars and researchers