Arms control : history, theory, and policy /

These chapters discuss where arms control has been, where it stands at present, and where, within the limits of our foresight, it appears to be headed. Collectively, they present a rich and stimulating survey of the history of arms control, its theoretical foundations, and its present and future cha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, Robert E., 1959-, Viotti, Paul R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, 2012.
Colección:Praeger security international (Series)
Temas:
Arms control.
Arms control > History.
Security, International.
Armements > Contrôle.
Armements > Contrôle > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Arms control
Security, International
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Vol. 1. Foundations of arms control. Introduction : arms control's third era
  • A template for understanding arms control
  • Elements of a general theory of arms control
  • Arms control and international law
  • The philosophical underpinnings of arms control
  • Creative spirit : the self as a force for human survival
  • Deterrence, nonproliferation, and disarmament : the nuclear conundrum
  • Arms control in the human security paradigm
  • Conflict resolution
  • Anthropology and arms control
  • Approaches to arms control simulations : a primer on game theory, agent-based modeling, and landscape dynamics
  • NGOs, social movements, and arms control
  • NGOs and arms control processes
  • Arms control and nuclear weapons
  • Strategic arms control since World War II
  • The perils of arms control : the lessons of naval arms limitation during the interwar years
  • The convention on cluster munitions
  • The control of landmines and other explosive remnants of war.
  • Vol. 2. Contemporary problems and policies. Arms control : biological and chemical weapons
  • Nuclear nonproliferation
  • Rethinking our nuclear weapons proliferation threats and solutions
  • Nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and missile defenses
  • Conventional and nuclear weapons proliferation in East Asia
  • Tactical nuclear weapons in Europe : a further step in the arms control agenda?
  • Conventional arms control in the context of European security
  • Arms control and European security during the Cold War
  • Israel, Iran, and the arms control paradox in the Middle East
  • A history of the Iranian nuclear program
  • Keeping a lid on space weaponization : the prospects for an arms control regime in space
  • Dilemmas of arms control and cybersecurity.

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