03283nam 2200601Ia 450 991078447670332120200520144314.00-8157-1367-3(CKB)1000000000347468(EBL)275769(OCoLC)476021125(SSID)ssj0000263412(PQKBManifestationID)11239829(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263412(PQKBWorkID)10273513(PQKB)11643361(OCoLC)76877015(MdBmJHUP)muse35364(Au-PeEL)EBL275769(CaPaEBR)ebr10149857(MiAaPQ)EBC275769(EXLCZ)99100000000034746820060622d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrU.S. nuclear weapons policy[electronic resource] confronting today's threats /George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba, editors ; foreword by William J. PerryStanford, Calif. Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif. ;Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20061 online resource (357 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-1365-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / William J. Perry -- Preface -- A world of risk: the current environment for U.S. nuclear weapons policy / Christopher F. Chyba and Karthika Sasikumar -- Deterrence, preventive war, and preemption / David Holloway -- The nuclear nonproliferation regime and its history / George Bunn -- New challenges to the nonproliferation regime / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Strategies for tackling proliferation challenges / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Defenses against nuclear attack on the United States / W. K. H. Panofsky and Dean A. Wilkening -- Assessing the United States' nuclear posture / Roger Speed and Michael May -- U.S. nuclear weapons policies for a new era / George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba. What role should nuclear weapons play in today's world? How can the United States promote international security while safeguarding its own interests? U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy informs this debate with an analysis of current nuclear weapons policies and strategies, including those for deterring, preventing, or preempting nuclear attack; preventing further proliferation, to nations and terrorists; modifying weapons designs; and revising the U.Nuclear weaponsUnited StatesWorld politics21st centuryUnited StatesMilitary policyNuclear weaponsWorld politics355.02/170973Bunn George1925-1564147Chyba Christopher F1564148Perry William James1927-1564149Stanford University.Center for International Security and Cooperation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784476703321U.S. nuclear weapons policy3833051UNINA