Less is better : nuclear restraint at low numbers / / Malcolm Chalmers

• Autore: Chalmers Malcolm <1956-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge Journals, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.03
• Soggetto topico: Deterrence (Strategy); Nuclear arms control - International cooperation; Nuclear disarmament - International cooperation; Nuclear nonproliferation - International cooperation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Catastrophic Risks; III. The Logic of Nuclear Restraint; IV. The Jigsaw of Restraint; V. Conclusions
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the rise of 'new' security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and Russia. But as the prospect of further cuts below 'New START' levels is contemplated, increasing attention needs to be paid to the possible shape of a new, multi-power approach to nuclear restraint. While restraint at low numbers goes with the grain of thinking in most nuclear states, correct sequenc
• Titolo autorizzato: Less is better
• ISBN: 1-138-15493-8; 0-203-06757-6; 1-135-07961-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464220103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Whitehall paper series ; ; 78.