The Nuclear Taboo : the United States and the Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons Since 1945.

An examination of why the United States has not used nuclear weapons since 1945.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tannenwald, Nina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Colección:Cambridge studies in international relations.
Temas:
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States.
Armes nucléaires > Contrôle.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Nuclear arms control
Nuclear weapons > Government policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: the tradition of nuclear non-use; 2 Explaining non-use; 3 Hiroshima and the origins of the nuclear taboo; 4 The Korean War: the emerging taboo; 5 The rise of the nuclear taboo, 1953-1960; 6 Nuclear weapons and the Vietnam. War; 7 Institutionalizing the taboo, 1960-1989; 8 The 1991 Gulf War; 9 The taboo in the post-Cold War world; 10 Conclusion: the prospects for the nuclear taboo; Select bibliography; Index.

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