Stopping the Bomb (eBook)

The Sources and Effectiveness of US Nonproliferation Policy

Nicholas L. Miller (Autor)

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2018
330 Seiten
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-1782-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This is an intense and meticulously sourced study on the topic of nuclear weapons proliferation, beginning with America's introduction of the Atomic Age... His book provides a full explanation of America's policy with a time sequence necessarily focusing on the domino effect of states acquiring a nuclear weapons capability and the import of bureaucratic decisions on international political behavior.â• Choice

Stopping the Bomb examines the historical development and effectiveness of American efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Nicholas L. Miller offers here a novel theory that argues changes in American nonproliferation policy are the keys to understanding the nuclear landscape from the 1960s onward. The Chinese and Indian nuclear tests in the 1960s and 1970s forced the US government, Miller contends, to pay new and considerable attention to the idea of nonproliferation and to reexamine its foreign policies. Stopping the Bomb explores the role of the United States in combating the spread of nuclear weapons, an area often ignored to date. He explains why these changes occurred and how effective US policies have been in preventing countries from seeking and acquiring nuclear weapons. Miller's findings highlight the relatively rapid move from a permissive approach toward allies acquiring nuclear weapons to a more universal nonproliferation policy no matter whether friend or foe. Four in-depth case studies of US nonproliferation policy—toward Taiwan, Pakistan, Iran, and France—elucidate how the United States can compel countries to reverse ongoing nuclear weapons programs.

Miller's findings in Stopping the Bomb have important implications for the continued study of nuclear proliferation, US nonproliferation policy, and beyond.

Autor

Nicholas L. Miller is Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He has previously published articles in the American Political Science Review, Security Studies, International Organization, and International Security.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
• Reihe/Serie: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
• Zusatzinfo: 1 figure, 4 graphs
• Verlagsort: Ithaca
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: american atomic age • American History • American nonproliferation policy • America's foreign policy • arms control • Arms control policy • arms control treaties • arms race • arms trade • Atomic Age • atomic bombs • Atomic Energy • case studies of US nonproliferation policy • Diplomacy • Economic Sanctions • efficacy of US nonproliferation efforts • Foreign Policies • french nuclear program • friendly countries' nuclear weapons programs • global nuclear arms race • Global politics • history of nuclear weapons • international political • International Politics • International Relations • International Security • international security studies • Iranian nuclear program • Military • military history • Military Studies • nonproliferation policy • nuclear age policy makers • nuclear arms control • nuclear defense • nuclear historians • nuclear military history • nuclear policy • nuclear strategy • nuclear treaties • Nuclear warfare • nuclear weapons • Nuclear Weapons, nuclear proliferation, international security, foreign policy, sanctions • nuclear weapons programs • pakistani nuclear program • Political Science • sanctions policies • studying international political science • studying political science • taiwanese nuclear program • the spread of nuclear weapons • Weapons of Mass Destruction • what are weapons of mass destruction
• ISBN-10: 1-5017-1782-0 / 1501717820
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5017-1782-6 / 9781501717826