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OverviewThe debate about appropriate purposes and policies for U.S. nuclear weapons has been under way since the beginning of the nuclear age. With the end of the Cold War, the debate has entered a new phase, propelled by the post-Cold War transformations of the international political landscape. This volume—based on an exhaustive reexamination of issues addressed in The Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship (NRC, 1991)—describes the state to which U.S. and Russian nuclear forces and policies have evolved since the Cold War ended. The book evaluates a regime of progressive constraints for future U.S. nuclear weapons policy that includes further reductions in nuclear forces, changes in nuclear operations to preserve deterrence but enhance operational safety, and measures to help prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. In addition, it examines the conditions and means by which comprehensive nuclear disarmament could become feasible and desirable. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 WHY CHANGE U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY? 2 CURRENT U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY 3 A REGIME OF PROGRESSIVE RESTRAINTS 4 PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members B The Buildup and Builddown of Nuclear Forces Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Academy of Sciences , Committee on International Security and Arms Control , National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9780309063678ISBN 10: 0309063671 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 17 July 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 WHY CHANGE U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY?; 4 2 CURRENT U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY; 5 3 A REGIME OF PROGRESSIVE RESTRAINTS; 6 4 PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; 7 A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 8 B The Buildup and Builddown of Nuclear ForcesReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on International Security and Arms Control, National Academy of Sciences Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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