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No end in sight : the continuing menace of nuclear proliferation /

The global threat of nuclear weapons is one of today's key policy issues. Using a wide variety of sources, including recently declassified information, Nathan E. Busch offers detailed examinations of the nuclear programs in the United States, Russia, China, Iraq, India, and Pakistan, as well as...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Busch, Nathan E., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Acknowledgment; 1. Introduction: The Proliferation Debate; Part I: Critical Issues in the Proliferation Debate; Part II: Research Agenda; 2. The United States; Part I: U.S. Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I); Part II: The United States' MPC & A; Part III: Conclusions; 3. Russia; Part I: Russia's CM and the Risks of Accidental, Unauthorized, and Inadvertent Use; Part II: Russia's MPC & A; Part III: Conclusions; 4. China.
  • Part I: China's C3I and Risks of Accidental, Unauthorized, and Inadvertent UsePart II: China's MPC & A; Part III: Conclusions; 5. India and Pakistan; Part I: Indian and Pakistani C3I and the Risks ofAccidental, Unauthorized, and Inadvertent Use; Part II: India's and Pakistan's MPC & A; Part III: Conclusions; 6. Newly Proliferating States: Iraq, North Korea, and Iran; Iraq; North Korea; Iran; 7. Conclusions; Part I: Returning to the Optimist-Pessimist Debate; Part II: Policy Implications; Part III: The Perils of Abstract Theorizing; Appendix: Current IAEA-Related Standards for MPC & A; Notes.