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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965809603321

Autore

Morgan Patrick M. <1940->

Titolo

Deterrence now / / Patrick M. Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [England] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-107-13682-2

0521822572

1-280-43099-0

9786610430994

1-139-14897-4

0-511-17867-0

0-511-06201-X

0-511-05568-4

0-511-30589-3

0-511-49157-3

0-511-07047-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xx, 331 p. ; ; 24 cm

Collana

Cambridge studies in international relations ; ; 89

Disciplina

355.02/17

Soggetti

Deterrence (Strategy)

World politics - 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-323) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. History: deterrence in the Cold War -- 2. Deterrence and rationality -- 3. General deterrence -- 4. Testing, testing, one ... two ... three -- 5. Collective actor deterrence -- 6. The revolution in military affairs and deterrence -- 7. Deterrence in the post-Cold War world -- 8. Some conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Patrick Morgan's authoritative study revisits the place of deterrence after the Cold War. By assessing and questioning the state of modern deterrence theory, particularly under conditions of nuclear proliferation, Morgan argues that there are basic flaws in the design of the theory that ultimately limits its utility. Given the probable patterns of future international politics, he suggests that greater attention be paid to 'general' deterrence as opposed to 'immediate' deterrence and



to examining the deterrent capabilities of collective actors such as NATO and the UN Security Council. Finally he contends that the revolution in military affairs can promote less reliance on deterrence by retaliatory threats, support better collective management of peace and security and permit us to outgrow nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. This new major work builds upon Patrick Morgan's landmark book, Deterrence (1983).