Overview

The contributors to this book argue that the collapse of the former Soviet Union has left a conceptual vacuum in the definition of a new world order. The following taxonomy of the dimensions of strategic stability was accepted by the contributors as the first step towards a new model: stability in geopolitics and balance of power; arms race stability; deterrence stability, crisis stability, first strike stability; and stability in the presence of clandestine proliferation. After four days, this gathering of academic, scientific and military experts from the USA, Russia, the UK, France, China, India and Israel reached a general agreement that is captured in the Consensus Report; each participant presented an individual contribution that explores the dimensions of strategic stability. This work provides joint concepts for all leaders of the nuclear powers to shape their decisions for the coming decades. It also hopes to provide an opportunity for them to base their decisions on agreed scientific facts, not just political judgments.

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Author:   Melvin L. Best, Jr. ,  John Hughes-Wilson ,  Andrei A. Piontkowsky
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1995 ed.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.450kg
ISBN:  

9780792338055

ISBN 10:   0792338057
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   31 October 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Consensus Report.- About the Authors.- 2. Contributing Papers.- Deterrence, Disarmament, And Post-Cold War Stability: Enhancing Security For Both “Haves” And “Have Nots”.- On Deterrence, Balance Of Power, And Geopolitics.- Proliferation Stability And Instability: Conditioning Factors.- Verifying The Future: Towards An International Conventional Arms Control And Conversion Regime For The 21st Century.- Crisis Stability In A Multi-polar World.- Russia And The West: A Partnership?.- Possibilities For Cooperation Of Russia And The USA In Designing, Correction And Realization Of National Security Doctrines.- Deterrence And Stability.- Geo-Political Stability And The Balance Of Power In East Asia.- Strategic Stability In The Early 2000s: An Indian View Of A South Asian Model.- Non-Nuclear Proliferation And Strategic Stability In The Asia-Pacific Region.- Balance Of Power Verses Collective Security: A Game-Theoretic Analysis.- Russia’s Nuclear Strategy: 90’s And After.- Multipolar Nuclear Stability: Incentives To Strike And Incentives To Preempt.- Controlling Instabilities Caused By Rogue Governments.- From MAD To MAD.- FSSI As A Universal Measure Of Stability: From MAD-Stability Toward MAP-Stability.- Analyzing Three-Way Arms Races.- New Patterns In The Arms Race: Some Guidelines.- Approaches To Mathematical Modeling Of The Process Of World-Wide Strategic Nuclear Conflict Used In The Former USSR.- Stability, Reassurance And Non-Proliferation.

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