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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957989703321

Titolo

Reykjavik revisited : steps toward a world free of nuclear weapons : complete report of the 2007 Hoover Institution conference / / conference report editors, George P. Shultz ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, c2008

ISBN

9780817949235

0817949232

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (538 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 565

Altri autori (Persone)

ShultzGeorge Pratt <1920->

Disciplina

327.1/747

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear arms control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Conference sponsored by the Hoover Institution and the Nuclear Threat Initiative."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface George P. Shultz Steven P. Andreasen Sidney D. Drell James E. Goodby""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Closing the Gap Between the “Is� and the “Ought� Steven P. Andreasen""; ""1. Further Reductions in Nuclear Forces David Holloway""; ""2. De-alerting Strategic Forces Bruce G. Blair""; ""3. Eliminating Short-Range Nuclear Weapons Designed to Be Forward Deployed Rose Gottemoeller""; ""4. Challenges of Verification and Compliance within a State of Universal Latency Raymond J. Juzaitis John E. McLaughlin""

""5. Transparent and Irreversible Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons Matthew Bunn""""6. Monitoring Nuclear Warheads Edward Ifft""; ""7. Securing Nuclear Stockpiles Worldwide Matthew Bunn""; ""8. Controlling Fissile Materials Worldwide""; ""9. Preventing the Spread of Enrichment and Reprocessing James Timbie""; ""10. Internationalizing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle James E. Goodby""; ""11 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and U.S. Security Raymond Jeanloz""; ""Figures 1�10 for Chapter 11, “Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and U.S. Security� by Raymond Jeanloz""

""12. Regional Animosities and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Jack F. Matlock Jr.""""13. Part One: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons""; ""Max



M. Kampelman""; ""13. Part Two: Turning the Goal of a World without Nuclear Weapons into a Joint Enterprise Max M. Kampelman Steven P. Andreasen""; ""14. Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence James E. Goodby Sidney D. Drell""; ""15. Diplomacy for the Future George P. Shultz Henry S. Rowen""; ""Appendix One: Conference Agenda""; ""Appendix Two: Reykjavik Revisited Conference Participants""

""Appendix Three: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, Sam Nunn""""Appendix Four: Toward a Nuclear-Free World George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, Sam Nunn""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Drawn from presentations made at the Hoover Institution's October 2007 conference, this collection of essays examines the practical steps necessary to address the current security challenges of nuclear weapons and to move toward the Reykjavik goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons. The distinguished group of contributors includes former officials of the past six administrations-Republican and Democratic-along with senior scholar and scientific experts on nuclear issues.