The Nuclear Tipping Point : Why States Reconsider Their Nuclear Choices /

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More than half a century after the advent of the nuclear age, is the world approaching a tipping point that will unleash an epidemic of nuclear proliferation? Today many of the building blocks of a nuclear arsenal--scientific and engineering expertise, precision machine tools, software, design infor...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Reiss, Mitchell, Einhorn, Robert J., Campbell, Kurt M., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Security, International.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
National security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Non-proliferation nucleaire.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:More than half a century after the advent of the nuclear age, is the world approaching a tipping point that will unleash an epidemic of nuclear proliferation? Today many of the building blocks of a nuclear arsenal--scientific and engineering expertise, precision machine tools, software, design information--are more readily available than ever before. The nuclear pretensions of so-called rogue states and terrorist organizations are much discussed. But how firm is the resolve of those countries that historically have chosen to forswear nuclear weapons? A combination of changes in the international.
Physical Description:1 online resource (367 pages).
ISBN:9780815796596

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