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Nuclear strategy in the modern era
The world is in a second nuclear age in which regional powers play an increasingly prominent role. These states have small nuclear arsenals, often face multiple active conflicts, and sometimes have weak institutions. How do these nuclear states-and potential future ones-manage their nuclear forces and influence international conflict? Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia.
Vipin Narang identifies the diversity of regional power nuclear strategies and describes in detail the posture each regional power has adopted over time. Developing a theory for the sources of regional power nuclear strategies, he offers the first systematic explanation of why states choose the postures they do and under what conditions they might shift strategies. Narang then analyzes the effects of these choices on a state's ability to deter conflict. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, he shows that, contrary to a bedrock article of faith in the canon of nuclear deterrence, the acquisition of nuclear weapons does not produce a uniform deterrent effect against opponents. Rather, some postures deter conflict more successfully than others.
Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Eraconsiders the range of nuclear choices made by regional powers and the critical challenges they pose to modern international security.
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Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons have played an important role in times of war and peace since they were first used in 1945. The use of these weapons has been a topic of strong debate for over 70 years. Readers explore both sides of the debate surrounding these weapons. They also learn the origin of nuclear weapons and the science and technology behind this game-changing development in modern warfare.
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Downwind
Downwindis an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.
Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclear testing and uranium extraction in the American West through extensive interviews with \"downwinders,\" the Native American and non-Native residents of the Great Basin region affected by nuclear environmental contamination and nuclear-testing fallout. These downwinders tell tales of communities ravaged by cancer epidemics, farmers and ranchers economically ruined by massive crop and animal deaths, and Native miners working in dangerous conditions without proper safety equipment so that the government could surreptitiously study the effects of radiation on humans.
In chilling detailDownwindbrings to light the stories and concerns of these groups whose voices have been silenced and marginalized for decades in the name of \"patriotism\" and \"national security.\"
With the renewed boom in mining in the American West, Fox's look at this hidden history, unearthed from years of field interviews, archival research, and epidemiological studies, is a must-read for every American concerned about the fate of our western lands and communities.
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Unclear Physics
Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage
to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in
different ways and to varying degrees-Iraq almost managed it; Libya
did not come close. In Unclear Physics , Målfrid
Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs,
showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory
and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set
of new primary sources, collected during years of research in
archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with
scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access
to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able
to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan
programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their
dismantling.
This book reveals contemporary perspectives from scientists and
regime officials on the opportunities and challenges facing each
project. Many of the findings challenge the conventional wisdom
about clandestine weapons programs in closed authoritarian states
and their prospects of success or failure. Braut-Hegghammer
suggests that scholars and analysts ought to pay closer attention
to how state capacity affects nuclear weapons programs in other
authoritarian regimes, both in terms of questioning the actual
control these leaders have over their nuclear weapons programs and
the capability of their scientists to solve complex technical
challenges.
Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage
to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in
different ways and to varying degrees-Iraq almost managed it; Libya
did not come close. In Unclear Physics , Malfrid
Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs,
showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory
and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set
of new primary sources, collected during years of research in
archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with
scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access
to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able
to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan
programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their
dismantling.This book reveals contemporary perspectives from
scientists and regime officials on the opportunities and challenges
facing each project. Many of the findings challenge the
conventional wisdom about clandestine weapons programs in closed
authoritarian states and their prospects of success or failure.
Braut-Hegghammer suggests that scholars and analysts ought to pay
closer attention to how state capacity affects nuclear weapons
programs in other authoritarian regimes, both in terms of
questioning the actual control these leaders have over their
nuclear weapons programs and the capability of their scientists to
solve complex technical challenges.
eBook
Nuclear weapons : a very short introduction
This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons. Tracing the story of the nuclear bomb, Joseph Siracusa chronicles the race to acquire the H-bomb, a thermonuclear weapon with revolutionary implications; and the history of early arms control, nuclear deterrence, and non-proliferation. He also tracks the development of nuclear weapons from the origins of the Cold War in 1945 to the end of Moscow-dominated Communism in 1991, and examines the promise and prospect of missile defence, including Ronald Reagan's 'Star Wars' and George W. Bush's National Missile Defence. This third edition includes a new chapter on the development of nuclear weapons and the policies they have generated since the end of the Cold War.
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Nuclear Apartheid
After World War II, an atomic hierarchy emerged in the noncommunist world.Washington was at the top, followed over time by its NATO allies and then Israel, with the postcolonial world completely shut out.An Indian diplomat called the system \"nuclear apartheid.\" Drawing on recently declassified sources from U.S.
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Nuclear weapons
Discusses the issue of nuclear proliferation and warfare and presents the history of the development of nuclear weapons.
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Weaponized Interdependence
Liberals claim that globalization has led to fragmentation and decentralized networks of power relations. This does not explain how states increasingly “weaponize interdependence” by leveraging global networks of informational and financial exchange for strategic advantage. The theoretical literature on network topography shows how standard models predict that many networks grow asymmetrically so that some nodes are far more connected than others. This model nicely describes several key global economic networks, centering on the United States and a few other states. Highly asymmetric networks allow states with (1) effective jurisdiction over the central economic nodes and (2) appropriate domestic institutions and norms to weaponize these structural advantages for coercive ends. In particular, two mechanisms can be identified. First, states can employ the “panopticon effect” to gather strategically valuable information. Second, they can employ the “chokepoint effect” to deny network access to adversaries. Tests of the plausibility of these arguments across two extended case studies that provide variation both in the extent of U.S. jurisdiction and in the presence of domestic institutions—the SWIFT financial messaging system and the internet—confirm the framework’s expectations. A better understanding of the policy implications of the use and potential overuse of these tools, as well as the response strategies of targeted states, will recast scholarly debates on the relationship between economic globalization and state coercion.
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