LEADER 03280nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910817751203321 005 20240410124041.0 010 $a0-8157-1367-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000347468 035 $a(EBL)275769 035 $a(OCoLC)476021125 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263412 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11239829 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263412 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10273513 035 $a(PQKB)11643361 035 $a(OCoLC)76877015 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35364 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL275769 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10149857 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC275769 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000347468 100 $a20060622d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aU.S. nuclear weapons policy $econfronting today's threats /$fGeorge Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba, editors ; foreword by William J. Perry 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cCenter for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif. ;$aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (357 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-1365-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword / 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. 330 $a 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. 606 $aNuclear weapons$zUnited States 606 $aWorld politics$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 615 0$aNuclear weapons 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a355.02/170973 701 $aBunn$b George$f1925-$01626446 701 $aChyba$b Christopher F$01626447 701 $aPerry$b William James$f1927-$01626448 712 02$aStanford University.$bCenter for International Security and Cooperation. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817751203321 996 $aU.S. nuclear weapons policy$93962474 997 $aUNINA