Canada's early nuclear policy [[electronic resource] ] : fate, chance, and character / / Brian Buckley

• Autore: Buckley Brian
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 172 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 355.8/25119/0971
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons - Government policy - Canada; Nuclear energy - Government policy - Canada; Armes nucléaires - Politique gouvernementale - Canada; Énergie nucléaire - Politique gouvernementale - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Military policy; Canada Foreign relations 1945-; Canada Politique militaire; Canada Relations extérieures 1945-
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prelude to a Sabre Dance -- Canada's Wartime Nuclear Project -- Hiroshima and Its Aftermath -- The International Option -- The Alliance Option -- The Bilateral Option -- The Plowshares Option -- Variations on a Theme -- The Ties That Bind -- The Puzzle Reconsidered -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In Canada's Early Nuclear Policy Brian Buckley weaves information from a number of disciplines to shed new light on Canada's early policies. Filling a longstanding gap in the national story, he explores the country's role in the early post-war period, cautioning against simplistic explanations and pointing to the continuing roles of contingency and personality in decision making. While the threat of nuclear war has receded in recent years, the number of states with nuclear weapons, the number of weapons, and their killing power are all far greater than they were five decades ago. Virtually all the issues that emerged fifty years ago remain on the international agenda and are as relevant today as ever.
• Titolo autorizzato: Canada's early nuclear policy
• ISBN: 1-282-85880-7; 9786612858802; 0-7735-6861-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782074203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II