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1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / William J. Perry -- Preface -- A world of risk: the current environment for U.S. nuclear weapons policy / Christopher F. Chyba and Karthika Sasikumar -- Deterrence, preventive war, and preemption / David Holloway -- The nuclear nonproliferation regime and its history / George Bunn -- New challenges to the nonproliferation regime / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Strategies for tackling proliferation challenges / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Defenses against nuclear attack on the United States / W.K.H. Panofsky and Dean A. Wilkening -- Assessing the United States' nuclear posture / Roger Speed and Michael May -- U.S. nuclear weapons policies for a new era / George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| Summary |
What role should nuclear weapons play in todays world? How can the United States promote international security while safeguarding its own interests? U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy informs this debate with an analysis of current nuclear weapons policies and strategies, including those for deterring, preventing, or preempting nuclear attack; preventing further proliferation, to nations and terrorists; modifying weapons designs; and revising the U. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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World politics -- 21st century.
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World politics. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bunn, George, 1925-
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Chyba, Christopher F.
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Perry, William James, 1927-
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Stanford University. Center for International Security and Cooperation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Stanford, Calif. : Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif. ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006 0815713657 (DLC) 2006020949 (OCoLC)70176909 |
| ISBN |
0815713673 (electronic book) |
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9780815713678 (electronic book) |
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0815713657 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780815713654 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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