Nuclear doctrines and strategies : national policies and international security / / edited by Mark Fitzpatrick, Alexander Nikitin, and Sergey Oznobishchev

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827457803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2008
• ISBN: 6611968571; 1-281-96857-9; 9786611968571; 1-60750-361-1; 1-4416-0153-8; 600-00-1182-2; 1-59734-382-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Collana: NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 44
• Altri autori (Persone): FitzpatrickMark T; NikitinA. I; OznobishchevSergei
• Disciplina: 355.02/17; 355.825119
• Soggetti: Nuclear arms control; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear weapons; Security, International
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nuclear Strategies and Doctrines - National Policies and International Security, Moscow, Russia, 15-16 October 2007"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Preface; Contents; The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Modern World; A Comparison of Republican and Democratic Policies Regarding Non-Proliferation; Understanding Deterrence; Cooperative Security Management: Toward a New Approach for Managing the U.S.-Russian Strategic Relationship; Prospects for Change in US Nuclear Policy; The Other Side of the NPT: A Russian View on How to Cure the ; ""Inherent Defects"" of the Nonproliferation Regime; NATO's Future Nuclear Doctrine: Factors Shaping a Decision; British Nuclear Strategy; Nuclear Doctrines of the United Kingdom and France: A Russian PerspectiveA New Look at China's Nuclear Policy; Modern Nuclear Strategy of China; Iranian Nuclear Program - Peaceful or Military Goals?; Iranian Nuclear Problem: Prospects for a Solution; Unfinished Business: The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program; Israel: The Role of Nuclear Weapons; India's Nuclear Arsenal: Prospects for Enlargement; Non-Nuclear Ukraine and Its Nuclear Security; The Present and the Future of Nuclear Doctrines; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Focuses on the overarching importance that nuclear strategies and doctrines continue to play in the modern world and in relations among the leading states.