Frank L. Gertcher

Beyond Deterrence

The Political Economy Of Nuclear Weapons

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is designed for people who wish to increase their understanding of the political economy of nuclear weapon production and proliferation. It explains the role of military, political, and economic incentives in perpetuating the continued growth of worldwide nuclear arsenals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780367007249
• ISBN-10: 036700724X
• Artikelnr.: 57457242

Autorenporträt

Frank L. Gertcher and William J. Weida

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Nuclear Dilemmas
Introduction
The Strategic Balance
NATO's Nuclear Addiction
Nuclear Proliferation
The Design of Nuclear Defense
Levels of Capability
Evolving Technologies
The Economics of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapon Infrastructure
Nuclear Weapons and the Competition for National Resources
The Impact of U.S. Regional Defense Spending on the Inertia for Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons and Competition for the Allies' National Resources
Nuclear Weapons and the Competition for Soviet National Resources
Reallocating Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Weapon Resources to Non
Defense Applications
A U.S. Example
The Future: Nuclear Politics, Inertia and Alternatives
Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the United States
Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the European NATO Allies
Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the Soviet Union
Arms Control
Finding Strategies to Deal with the Nuclear Weapon Dilemma
The Case of Defense Spending in Colorado Springs, Colorado