Summary This study presents an account of why nuclear weapons are rapidly becoming less attractive than they once seemed and what factors can motivate a…
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Summary Kahn argued that though nuclear war may seem highly unlikely, indeed unthinkable, to many people it is not impossible. Today, four decades into the…
Summary On Thermonuclear War was controversial when originally published and remains so today. It is iconoclastic, crosses disciplinary boundaries, and finally it is calm and…
Summary In this widely discussed and influential book, Herman Kahn probes the dynamics of escalation and demonstrates how the intensification of conflict can be depicted…
Summary Although nearly fifty countries have a nuclear capacity, and many more are working towards this goal, only a few are actually in possession of…
Summary Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable…
Continue reading Cirincione, Joseph, Jon B. Wolfsthal, and Miriam Rajkumar
Summary Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to…
Summary From the publisher: In recent decades the debate on nuclear weapons has focused overwhelmingly on proliferation and nonproliferation dynamics. In a series of Wall…
Continue reading Ogilvie-White, Tanya, and David Santoro, eds.
