LEADER 03678oam 22005655 450 001 9910744503903321 005 20240621145326.0 010 $a3-031-38688-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-38688-6 035 $a(PPN)279000383 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30742318 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30742318 035 $a(OCoLC)1397571237 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-38688-6 035 $a(CKB)28223001400041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928223001400041 100 $a20230913d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAverting nuclear war /$fKyungkook Kang, Jacek Kugler 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (165 pages) 225 1 $aAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,$x2363-9466 311 08$aPrint version: Kang, Kyungkook Averting Nuclear War Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031386879 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Deterrence -- 3. Disarmament -- 4. Warfighting -- 5. Modeling Nuclear Stability -- 6. Findings -- 7. Conclusion. 330 $aThis timely book offers a comprehensive examination of the current state of nuclear stability postures worldwide, effectively highlighting their inherent limitations. Through their analysis, the authors illustrate how the seemingly contradictory perspectives of deterrence optimists, disarmament idealists, and warfighting pessimists can be reconfigured into a unified approach towards achieving regional and global peace. They suggest that these strategies can be reconciled as complementary, rather than substitute approaches, to achieve the common goal of nuclear stability. To achieve this objective, the book employs a game-theoretical framework to analytically define the conditions for nuclear war. Drawing from extensive observations of significant crises, the model incorporates identifiable systemic regularities that influence the strategic decision-making process during severe crises and establish the prerequisites for different levels of nuclear confrontation. Additionally, by tracing the strategic-technological trajectories of nuclear powers, the authors present a novel analysis that explores the potential for stable coexistence to replace unstable confrontation between global powers, ultimately fostering nuclear peace. The author's theoretical explorations lead to the policy conclusion that establishing a nuclear oligopolistic hierarchy, under the leadership of preponderant global powers committed to a no-first-use pledge, presents the most effective international system for enhancing both regional and global nuclear stability. This book aims to surpass the Cold War origins of current nuclear strategy and develop a comprehensive policy framework that guarantees enduring nuclear stability in the contemporary world. 410 0$aAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,$x2363-9466 606 $aDeterrence (Strategy) 606 $aNuclear arms control 606 $aNuclear crisis stability 606 $aNuclear weapons 615 0$aDeterrence (Strategy) 615 0$aNuclear arms control. 615 0$aNuclear crisis stability. 615 0$aNuclear weapons. 676 $a320 676 $a363.32556 700 $aKang$b Kyungkook$01430998 701 $aKugler$b Jacek$01192683 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910744503903321 996 $aAverting nuclear war$93571537 997 $aUNINA