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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Henry D. Sokolski , James WoolseyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Edition: Carroll & Graf Pbk ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9780275967529ISBN 10: 0275967522 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 30 April 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsHenry Sokolski's work earns wide regard because it is both informed and trenchant. His analysis offers valuable insights and presents important challenges--not only to those who have advocated prior non-proliferation initiatives but to those who contend that there are better options. Sokolski's study calls the former to reassess the mixed results of arms control policies, the latter to prove that, beyond complaints, they can in fact map a sounder path to security. -Alton Frye Vice President The Council on Foreign Relations Henry Sokolski's work earns wide regard because it is both informed and trenchant. His analysis offers valuable insights and presents important challenges--not only to those who have advocated prior non-proliferation initiatives but to those who contend that there are better options. Sokolski's study calls the former to reassess the mixed results of arms control policies, the latter to prove that, beyond complaints, they can in fact map a sounder path to security. -Alton Frye Vice President The Council on Foreign Relations .,. a significant work of scholarship: the first comprehensive history of American efforts to stop the global spread of strategic weapons capabilities since World War 2. Any self-respecting grown-up will want to buy a copy immediately. -The Weekly Standard .,. a well written and researched study of America's attempts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The graphs, appendixes, and bibliography are excellent and exhaustive. A worthy purchase for university libaries and an excellent volume for graduate and undergraduate national security classes. -Choice .,. admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history of all major anti-proliferation efforts. It is a brief work, but admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history without excessive jargon or overly detailed technical discussions. These virtues make Best of Intentions a very good choice for both undergraduate and graduate courses that address nonproliferation, as well as a useful primer for interested laypersons. -Comparative Strategy .,. Sokolski shows how many American nonproliferation efforts have been based on flawed understandings of the nuclear threat at various times. He concludes with strategies to correct for these misconceptions and offers some hope about the nature of the problem in the future. -Orbis ?...a significant work of scholarship: the first comprehensive history of American efforts to stop the global spread of strategic weapons capabilities since World War 2. Any self-respecting grown-up will want to buy a copy immediately.?-The Weekly Standard ?...a well written and researched study of America's attempts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The graphs, appendixes, and bibliography are excellent and exhaustive. A worthy purchase for university libaries and an excellent volume for graduate and undergraduate national security classes.?-Choice ?...admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history of all major anti-proliferation efforts. It is a brief work, but admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history without excessive jargon or overly detailed technical discussions. These virtues make Best of Intentions a very good choice for both undergraduate and graduate courses that address nonproliferation, as well as a useful primer for interested laypersons.?-Comparative Strategy ?...Sokolski shows how many American nonproliferation efforts have been based on flawed understandings of the nuclear threat at various times. He concludes with strategies to correct for these misconceptions and offers some hope about the nature of the problem in the future.?-Orbis ?[It] contributes to multiple sets of literature. It belongs to the rich literature on nuclear doctrines, but breaks new ground in dissecting U.S. nonproliferation policy initiatives. In particular, the work belongs to an underdeveloped literature critiquing prevailing deterrence and arms control theory by emphasizing how intent, rather than capability, matters most to nuclear peace....It adds to the literature on U.S. foreign policy doctrines....the work links nonproliferation to the literature on the democratic peace and the importance of democracy-promotion. This final contribution may be even more crucial than Sokolski intended.?-National Security Studies Quarterly YIt contributes to multiple sets of literature. It belongs to the rich literature on nuclear doctrines, but breaks new ground in dissecting U.S. nonproliferation policy initiatives. In particular, the work belongs to an underdeveloped literature critiquing prevailing deterrence and arms control theory by emphasizing how intent, rather than capability, matters most to nuclear peace....It adds to the literature on U.S. foreign policy doctrines....the work links nonproliferation to the literature on the democratic peace and the importance of democracy-promotion. This final contribution may be even more crucial than Sokolski intended. -National Security Studies Quarterly ... a significant work of scholarship: the first comprehensive history of American efforts to stop the global spread of strategic weapons capabilities since World War 2. Any self-respecting grown-up will want to buy a copy immediately. -The Weekly Standard ... a well written and researched study of America's attempts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The graphs, appendixes, and bibliography are excellent and exhaustive. A worthy purchase for university libaries and an excellent volume for graduate and undergraduate national security classes. -Choice ... admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history of all major anti-proliferation efforts. It is a brief work, but admirably lays out the essentials of nonproliferation history without excessive jargon or overly detailed technical discussions. These virtues make Best of Intentions a very good choice for both undergraduate and graduate courses that address nonproliferation, as well as a useful primer for interested laypersons. -Comparative Strategy ... Sokolski shows how many American nonproliferation efforts have been based on flawed understandings of the nuclear threat at various times. He concludes with strategies to correct for these misconceptions and offers some hope about the nature of the problem in the future. -Orbis [It] contributes to multiple sets of literature. It belongs to the rich literature on nuclear doctrines, but breaks new ground in dissecting U.S. nonproliferation policy initiatives. In particular, the work belongs to an underdeveloped literature critiquing prevailing deterrence and arms control theory by emphasizing how intent, rather than capability, matters most to nuclear peace....It adds to the literature on U.S. foreign policy doctrines....the work links nonproliferation to the literature on the democratic peace and the importance of democracy-promotion. This final contribution may be even more crucial than Sokolski intended. -National Security Studies Quarterly Author InformationHENRY D. SOKOLSKI is Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center./e From 1989 to early 1993 Mr. Sokolski served as Deputy for Nonproliferation Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Cheney. In addition to his government service, Mr. Sokolski has lectured and written extensively on proliferation issues. 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