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Book SynopsisIn 1985 Jennifer and Ian Hartley left their home, bought a caravan and moved to Cambridgeshire to witness against the sighting of Cruise missiles at RAF Molesworth. This memoir recounts their day to day life living in this unusual place and the dialogue they had with MPs, the military, police, peace campaigners, the local community and the church.

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Book SynopsisUS President Harry Truman evidently understood the terrifying power of atomic weaponry, but no one could have realised its full potential when he ordered the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Those military attacks, along with the disasters at the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear reactors, might spring to mind at the mention of nuclear destruction, but the majority of the events recorded in this book are entirely unknown to most people. This book records the facts - many of them still shrouded in secrecy - which show a worrying truth: we have teetered precariously on the brink of Armageddon far more frequently than the general public realises.Since that first and last atomic war in 1945, there have been a terrifying number of nuclear accidents and mishaps, from the careless or accidental to the genuinely intentional and only narrowly averted. Despite the catastrophic nature of any nuclear conflict, we have come to the very borders of such a situation eight times since the 1960s. These were potential conflicts, but there have been other accidents, such as the reactor meltdown at the nuclear generating plant at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, in 1979, or the 'Palomares Incident' in 1966, when a USAF B-52 bomber crashed after a mid-air collision, dropping four hydrogen bombs on Spanish soil . . .Eve of Destruction is a warning from recent history. It is a call to sit up and listen, and to take note of the very real danger of nuclear catastrophe. It is a timely and important book because, after all, the future of our planet has to concern us all.

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Book SynopsisThe nuclear age is coming to the Middle East. Understanding the scope and motivations for this development and its implications for global security is essential. The last decade has witnessed an explosion of popular and scholarly attention focussed on nuclear issues around the globe and especially in the Middle East. These studies fall into one of four general categories. They tend to focus either on the security and military aspects of nuclear weapons, or on the sources and mechanisms for proliferation and means of reversing it, or nuclear energy, or the logics driving state policymakers toward adopting the nuclear option. The Nuclear Question in the Middle East is the first book of its kind to combine thematic and theoretical discussions regarding nuclear weapons and nuclear energy with case studies from across the region. What are the key domestic drivers of nuclear behaviour and decision-making in the Middle East? How are the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council seeking to employ nuclear energy to further guarantee and expedite their hyper-growth of recent decades? Are there ideal models emerging in this regard that others might emulate in the foreseeable future, and, if so, what consequences is this development likely to have for other civilian nuclear aspirants? These region-wide themes form the backdrop against which specific case studies are examined.Trade Review'A top flight collection of essays on one of the most controversial and sensitive topics in both Middle East politics and studies of nuclear proliferation in general. - provides a great overview of how the current situation has come about, and how regional actors are likely to press ahead in the medium and longterm future. A solid multidisciplinary investigation into a key global issue.' * Christopher Davidson, Reader in Middle East Politics at Durham University *'Combining theoretical perspectives with rich empirical insights, this superb volume offers a comprehensive exploration of nuclear dynamics in a rapidly changing Middle East. The research is well-organized, well-written and highly nuanced - an elusive combination. The authors are informed by a deep historical sensibility, yet are also forward looking in their analyses. In particular, the chapters on the domestic sources of nuclear decision-making will be of immense value to specialists and policymakers grappling with the still-unfolding implications of the Arab revolts and Iran's nuclear ambitions.' * Frederic Wehrey, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation and author of Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran (RAND, 2011) *'While the world watches Iran, and tries to guess how many nuclear weapons Israel has, nuclear programs are being developed across the Middle East. The timely message in this valuable study of the current situation is that the Middle East is going nuclear whether the world likes it or not.' * Jeremy Salt, Department of Political Science at Bilkent University (Ankara), and author of The Unmaking of the Middle East. A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands *

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Book SynopsisThere was an expectation that the end of the Cold War would herald a new era of peace and stability in which the importance of nuclear weapons was marginalized. Instead, we have been left with a fractious, inter-dependent international community rife with ethnic and religious tension and unbound by super-power competition. The challenges of climate change, demographic shifts and resource competition have further altered the security environment. As if this were not enough, nuclear proliferation is once again at the top of the international agenda. In the last decade the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been challenged from within by Iraq, Iran and Libya while India’s, Pakistan’s and North Korea's nuclear weapon capabilities are threatening the non-proliferation norm from without. The new proliferators are predominantly, but not exclusively, aggressive, unstable and authoritarian regimes, considered by many in the international community to be outside the constraints of international normative behaviour. Some have even been labelled `outlaw’, or `rogue’ states. Although inter-continental nuclear war is not presently considered a danger, the increased number of nuclear weapons states combined with the nature of those states and the strategic environment in which they exist makes the possibility of a lesser nuclear exchange potentially much greater. In parallel, the 9/11 atrocities raised fears of the prospect of apocalyptic terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons. Indications that the NPT is failing to rise to the challenge have resulted in policy decisions that have arguably reversed both the disarmament and non-proliferation norms.This volume delves deep into the changing global nuclear landscape. The chapters document the increasing complexity of the global nuclear proliferation dynamic and the inability of the international community to come to terms with a rapidly changing strategic milieu. The future, in all likelihood, will be very different from the past, and the chapters in this volume develop a framework that may helps gain a better understanding of the forces that will shape the nuclear proliferation debate in the years to come.Part I examines the major thematic issues underlying the contemporary discourse on nuclear proliferation.Part II gives an overview of the evolving nuclear policies of the five established nuclear powers: the USA, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and the People's Republic of China. Part III looks at the three de facto nuclear states: India, Pakistan and Israel. Part IV examines two `problem states' in the proliferation matrix today: Iran and North Korea. Part V sheds light on an important issue often ignored during discussions of nuclear proliferation – cases where states have made a deliberate policy choice of either renouncing their nuclear weapons programme, or have decided to remain a threshold state. The cases of South Africa, Egypt and Japan will be the focus of this section.The final section, Part VI, will examine the present state of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, which most observers agree is currently facing a crisis of credibility. The three pillars of this regime – the NPT, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty – will be analyzed.Table of ContentsProposed Contents1 Introduction: Harsh V. PantThematic Issues 2 Nuclear Deterrence: Chris Hobbs and Matthew Harries3 Nuclear Energy and Proliferation: Henry Sokolski4 Non-Proliferation and Counter Proliferation: Mark Fitzpatrick5 Nuclear Weapons and Non-State Actors: Paul Wilkinson6 The Nuclear Taboo: Nina TannenwaldThe Five Nuclear Powers7 The USA: James Wirtz8 Russia: Stephen Blank9 The UK: Paul Ingram and Michael Collins10 France: Corentin Brustlein11 China: Jonathan HolslagDe-Factor Nuclear States12 India: Chris Ogden13 Pakistan: Bhumitra Chakma14 Israel: Arielle KandelThe ‘Problem’ States15 Iran: Anoush Ehteshami16 North Korea: Balbina HwangThe ‘Threshold’ States17 South Africa: Stephen Burgess18 Japan: Takenori Horimoto19 Egypt: Maria Rost RubleeThe Global Non-Proliferation Regime20 The Non-Proliferation Treaty: Mark Hilborne21 The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Foundations, Context, and Outlook: Dean Knox22 A Cut-Off of Production of Weapon-Usable Fissionable Material: Considerations, Requirements and IAEA Capabilities: Tariq Rauf23 Trends in Missile Defense and Space Security: Challenging Non-Proliferation Priorities: Bharath Gopalaswami24 The US-India Nuclear Deal: Great Power Politics versus Non-Proliferation: Harsh V. Pant25 Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Proliferation: A Complicated Relationship: Tom Sauer26 The Future: A Cautious Prognosis: Malcolm Davis

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Book SynopsisThe UK is one of nine states possessing nuclear weapons. Renewal of the Trident programme would extend Britain’s commitment to so-called nuclear ‘deterrence’ well into the second half of this century, despite treaty obligations and an ‘unequivocal undertaking’ to disarm. With more than 16,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled worldwide, the risk of one going off by accident or design is increasing every day. Wallis in The Truth about Trident explores the issues Trident presents and raises questions like: what would be the impact of their use? How safe are they in the meantime? Are they really necessary? Can we afford them? Are there better alternatives? This book aims to peel back layers of confusion and deceit to reach the truth about Trident.Trade ReviewI have been opposed to Trident all my adult life – revolted by its presence in Scottish waters, infuriated by supporters who should know a lot better. Yet I have never been fully equipped to argue every point of my case for its cancellation – until reading this book. The Truth About Trident is a lucid, authoritative and vital instrument of peace. - PAT KANETable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Author’s Preface Introduction: Getting at the Truth Part 1: The Basics Chapter 1. What is Trident? Chapter 2. What is Radiation? Chapter 3. What is Deterrence? Chapter 4. What is Mutually Assured Destruction? Part 2: We Need Trident For Our Security Chapter 5 Did Nuclear Weapons End WWII? Chapter 6 Have Nuclear Weapons ‘Kept the Peace’ Since 1945? Chapter 7 Are Nuclear Weapons Keeping Us Safe Today? Chapter 8 Do Nuclear Weapons Protect Us From Future Risks? Part 3: We Need Trident to Maintain our Place in the World Chapter 9 NATO and the ‘Special Relationship’ Chapter 10 Is Trident Really ‘Independent’? Chapter 11 Does Trident Give the uk a Seat at the Top Table? Part 4: We can Manage Trident Legally, Safely, Responsibly Chapter 12 Are Nuclear Weapons Legal? Chapter 13 Are the UK’s Nuclear Weapons Safe? Chapter 14 Is Renewal of Trident Affordable? Chapter 15 Do We Need Trident to Protect Jobs? Chapter 16 What About Scotland? Part 5 : We are Doing all we can to Disarm Chapter 17 Is the UK Committed to ‘Multilateral’ Disarmament? Chapter 18 Hasn’t the UK Already Disarmed to the Minimum? Chapter 19 Would Disarmament by the UK Have Any Effect? Part 6: The Bomb is Here to Stay Chapter 20 ‘But You Can’t Uninvent the Bomb’ Chapter 21 Would Opposition to Trident Make Labour ‘Unelectable’? Chapter 22 Can Nuclear Weapons be Morally Acceptable? Chapter 23 Does Trident Fit the World of Today? Part 7: Wrapping it all up Chapter 24 The Truth About Trident 218 Appendix I: Treaty On The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)Appendix II: Summary of Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons References Endnotes Quakers in Britain

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Book SynopsisThe nine nuclear weapon states are extending their commitments to nuclear ‘deterrence’ well into the second half of this century, despite treaty obligations and an ‘unequivocal undertaking’ to disarm. The us alone is expecting to spend up to $1 trillion (ie. $1,000,000,000,000) upgrading its nuclear weapons over the next 30 years. With around 15,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled worldwide, the risk of one going off by accident or design is increasing every day. Timmon Milne Wallis explores the arguments in favour of nuclear weapons with a critical eye, cutting through the rhetoric and obfuscation to get to the real truth about these weapons.

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Book SynopsisThe President has the power to end the world in minutes. Right now, no one can stop him. Since the Truman administration, America has been one "push of a button" away from nuclear war—a decision that rests solely in the hands of the President. Without waiting for approval from Congress or even the Secretary of Defense, the President can unleash America's entire nuclear arsenal. Almost every governmental process is subject to institutional checks and balances. Why is potential nuclear annihilation the exception to the rule? For decades, glitches and slip-ups have threatened to trigger nuclear winter: misinformation, false alarms, hacked warning systems, or even an unstable President. And a new nuclear arms race has begun, threatening us all. At the height of the Cold War, Russia and the United States each built up arsenals exceeding 30,000 nuclear weapons, armed and ready to destroy each other—despite the fact that just a few hundred are necessary to end life on earth. From authors William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, the Director of Policy at Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation in Washington, DC, The Button recounts the terrifying history of nuclear launch authority, from the faulty 46-cent microchip that nearly caused World War III to President Trump's tweet about his "much bigger & more powerful" button. Perry and Collina share their firsthand experience on the front lines of the nation's nuclear history and provide illuminating interviews with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Congressman Adam Smith, Nobel Peace Prize winner Beatrice Fihn, senior Obama administration officials, and many others. Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under any one person's thumb.Trade Review"This authoritative account reveals the true extent of the nuclear threat." —Publishers Weekly "Generating the political will to turn the tide against nuclear weapons is both possible and necessary, and Perry and Collina's book offers some practical interim steps that will make that task easier to accomplish." —Forbes "Every citizen should read this book—a clear account of our history with nuclear weapons, the continuing risks of their use through human error or cyberattacks, and the authors' recommended steps to create a safer future. It's an assault on the complacency of ‘nobody would be crazy enough to unleash these' thinking." —President Bill Clinton "Today, a nuclear catastrophe could occur instantaneously, at any moment, without any warning, with a lasting impact too terrible for words. That's why The Button is one of the most important books of 2020." —Eric Schlosser, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of Command and Control "Bill Perry, one of the wisest and most effective Secretaries of Defense ever to serve, has coauthored with Tom Collina another provocative, must-read book. The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump brings to life the nuclear dangers and dilemmas of the present day and makes a compelling case for several pragmatic changes to US nuclear weapons policy that would meaningfully reduce the risk of nuclear miscalculation." —Michèle Flournoy, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy "At a time when the power to destroy our world rests in the hands of men like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, The Button is a powerful and urgent reminder that the risk of nuclear war is far too great. More than that, it offers a smart, comprehensive, well-argued case for what we can do to pursue a safer and more peaceful world." —Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama "The risk of accidental nuclear war is increasing, and through The Button Perry and Collina give an insightful account of the dangers of nuclear weapons, how fragile the current nuclear launch system is and most importantly—what you can do about it. This book will make you realize that no one person should have the sole authority to end the world and there is an urgent need to move to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons." —Beatrice Fihn, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize "No one knows how to prevent nuclear war better than Bill Perry. He had a front row seat to the arms race and the wisdom to back away from the brink. In this must-read book, Perry and Collina tap into a powerful insight—that we have been focused on the wrong nuclear threat. They chart a new and compelling course to keep us safe from blundering into atomic destruction." —Wendy Sherman, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs "Bill Perry and Tom Collina give some clear thinking about the dangers of nuclear weapons and how to reduce these dangers. This deserves top attention at capitals around the world." —George Shultz, former Secretary of State "In our cyber world with nine nuclear weapons states, the risk of blunder, mistake, or false warnings greatly exceeds the risk of a premeditated nuclear attack. Our strategies reflect old thinking, leaving us exposed to grave and unnecessary dangers. The Button is a must-read book for leaders and citizens and underscores the urgent need for new thinking and wise, rational leadership on the most important issues facing the world." —Sam Nunn, former US Senator "American nuclear policy is broken. We are drifting towards catastrophe with a new arms race, new weapons and new war-fighting doctrines pulled from the darkest days of the Cold War. In The Button, two top experts, William Perry and Tom Collina, detail the problems and lay out exactly the dramatic shift we need to pull us back from the brink. There is no more important issue than preventing nuclear war, and no more important time than now. If you read only one national security book this year, read this one." —Joe Cirincione, former president of the Ploughshares FundTable of ContentsContents Preface: “Your Shot, Mr. President”Part I: The Wrong Threat1. The President’s Weapons2. Bolt from the Blue3. Blundering into Nuclear War4. Hacking the BombPart II: A New Nuclear Policy5. No First Use6. How Not to Spend $2 Trillion7. Welcome to the New Arms Race8. The Missile Defense DelusionPart III: Beyond the Bomb9. Why Do We Still Have the Bomb?10. The Atomic TitanicNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Within the vast scholarship on the atomic bombs the book stands out for its highly original depiction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ‘ground zero’ for the articulation of the concept of trauma, which is applied so widely today. Historians of Japan, medicine and science and technology studies are likely to find it an enlightening and even moving read.” * British Journal for the History of Science *“This book presents an insightful and persuasive analysis of Japanese psychiatry and the troubled experiences of atom bomb survivors. . . . Zwigenberg provides important evidence to understand why so many people, who had endured unimaginable suffering, were neglected in the post-war period.” * The Psychologist *“Nuclear Minds is a penetrating investigation into how the postwar Japanese psychological and psychiatric establishment encountered the psychic effects of nuclear trauma, exposing a long journey toward an understanding of how political trauma and war deeply effect individuals within their collective society—here, Zwigenberg offers a necessary reflection and examination extremely resonant with current events today.” * History: Reviews of New Books *“After Hiroshima in 1945, the psychological effect of the bomb was, astonishingly, explained away as if caused by anything but the bomb. Science’s obsession with objectivity and universality, compounded by the Cold War realignment of geopolitical powers, made individual suffering of hibakusha utterly invisible. In a clear and compelling analysis, and with appealingly open prose, Zwigenberg strikingly juxtaposes and makes tangible a global web of psychological knowledge, science politics, and survivor activism before the advent of post-traumatic stress disorder.” -- Naoko Wake, Michigan State University“A profound and illuminating journey into the psychological subjectivism experienced by the hibakusha under the Cold War psychiatric gaze. Zwigenberg shows how analyses of surviving nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were embedded into existing psychological frameworks of militarized emotional harm and yet disrupted them. We see the hibakusha abandoned as suffering individuals even as their wounds were being collectively codified to prepare the world for a dystopic future.” -- Robert A. Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute and Hiroshima City UniversityTable of ContentsNote on Language Introduction Part 1. Bombing Minds Chapter 1. American Psychological Sciences and the Road to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Chapter 2. Bombing “the Japanese Mind”: Alexander Leighton’s Hiroshima Chapter 3. Healing a Sick World: The Nuclear Age on the Analyst’s Couch Chapter 4. Nuclear Trauma and Panic in the United States Part 2. Researching Minds, Healing Minds Chapter 5. Y. Scott Matsumoto, the ABCC, and A-Bomb Social Work Chapter 6. Konuma Masuho and the Psychiatry of the Bomb Chapter 7. Kubo Yoshitoshi and the Psychology of Peace Chapter 8. Social Workers, Nuclear Sociology, and the Road to PTSD Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisLooks at the history of nuclear proliferation and provides a survey of the range of critical perspectives. This work begins with the first atomic discoveries of the 1930s and covers the history of their growth. It also explains why many nations choose not to pursue nuclear weapons and outlines of a solution to the world's proliferation problem.Trade ReviewInvaluable... [Bomb Scare] ought to be read by everyone as a matter of life and death. -- Jason Epstein New York Review of Books A welcome antidote to the strange confluence of nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) opponents. -- Christopher F. Chyba Science

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Book SynopsisSince their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to slow, stop, or even reverse their spread. This book looks at the history of nuclear proliferation. It covers the development of nuclear stockpiles.Trade ReviewInvaluable... [Bomb Scare] ought to be read by everyone as a matter of life and death. -- Jason Epstein New York Review of Books A welcome antidote to the strange confluence of nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) opponents. -- Christopher F. Chyba Science

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Book SynopsisThe thinking and leadership we need to avoid an irreversible tragedy.Trade ReviewCirincione lucidly provides a greater understanding of the threats still posed by the 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world, the risk of their use and analyzes the efforts to reduce and eliminate these threats. He also provides an original contribution in its analysis of the debate surrounding the nuclear policy of the Obama administration. -- Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress Everyone in this world needs to be aware of the dangers posed by nuclear weapons, and also to realize that progress is possible. The record of achievement is there and the path to a better future can be identified. Joe Cirincione has been part of this unfolding story, and this book will help advance the effort on which he and so many of us have worked so hard. -- George P. Shultz, 60th Secretary of State Joe Cirincione is a clear-eyed, straight-talking, highly influential sage on the spread of nuclear weaponry and the imperative for the U.S. to lead the global effort in blunting this existential danger to the planet. In his latest book, he assesses the chances for progress in arms control between Presidents Obama and Putin, analyzes the latest ominous developments in Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea, lays out practical steps for American policy, and recommends ways for citizens to engage in the cause of nonproliferation. -- Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution In Nuclear Nightmares, Joe Cirincione presents a thorough, honest, and balanced view of the challenges to our security that nuclear weapons and fissile materials present to us today and the dangers that will emerge in the future. He implores us all to become knowledgeable, engage with our national leaders, and participate in the decisions that will so significantly affect our future. If you read only one book on this issue, this is the one. -- William J. Perry, 19th Secretary of Defense Joe Cirincione is our nation's best communicator and clarion advocate on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons. Nuclear Nightmares should be required reading for every Beltway journalist, every student of policy, and everyone who can't quite get their head around the thousands of nuclear bombs we're maintaining right now, ready to launch, even though no one can quite explain why on earth we would ever launch them. At the risk of undermining the title itself, Nuclear Nightmares will not actually give you nightmares. It will make you see that our giant, supposedly intractable nuclear problem is solvable, now, in this generation. A fascinating and vital book -- Rachel Maddow, Host of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show Cirincione's gripping, harrowing account of the arms race debate is essential reading for those concerned with a fickle world prone to threats and terrorism. Publishers Weekly ...the author is a clear-eyed, straight-talking, highly influential sage on the spread of nuclear weaponry... Political Studies Review This excellent book addresses the danger of nuclear catastrophe created by the existence of 17,000 nuclear weapons worldwide and the absence of a sustained effort to eliminate them... Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Policy 1. Promise 2. Legacy 3. Pivot Part II. Nightmares 4. Arsenals and Accidents 5. Calculating Armageddon 6. Exploding Budgets 7. The 95 Percent 8. The Most Dangerous Country on Earth Part III. Solutions 9. Posture and Proliferation 10. The End of Proliferation 11. Foundations Appendix A. Remarks by President Barack Obama Appendix B. Statement by President Barack Obama on the Release of Nuclear Posture Review Appendix C. Remarks by President Barack Obama at the United Nations Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Appendix D. Excerpts from President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address Appendix E. Remarks by President Barack Obama at New START Treaty Signing Ceremony Appendix F. Ploughshares Fund Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe seismologist Lynn R. Sykes, a central figure in the development of the science and technology of nuclear test monitoring, has dedicated his career to halting nuclear testing. Silencing the Bomb tells the inside story behind scientists’ quest for disarmament in a tale of intrigue, international politics, and science used for the global good.Trade ReviewLynn R. Sykes has a long record of using seismology to study the important question of how to differentiate nuclear explosions from earthquakes. That experience makes him uniquely qualified to present this cautionary tale about the sclerotic process by which well-founded scientific insight filters its way into the politically loaded formulation of national policy-particularly defense policy. -- Daniel Davis, Stony Brook UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Hurried Trip to Moscow in 1974 to Negotiate the Threshold Nuclear Test Ban Treaty2. Development and Testing of Nuclear Weapons3. From the Early Negotiations to Halt Nuclear Testing to the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 19634. Attempts to Hide Nuclear Tests: The Big-Hole Evasion Scheme5. U.S. Overestimation of Sizes of Soviet Underground Explosions: 1961–19746. New Methods to Identify Underground Tests: 1963–19737. Congressional Hearings on a Comprehensive Test Ban8. Peaceful Nuclear Explosions9. Heated Controversies Over Yields of Soviet Tests and an Unsuccessful Attempt at a CTBT10. Continued Debate About Yields, Accusations of Soviet Cheating on the Threshold Treaty, and Its Entry Into Force11. Renewed Interest in a CTBT, the OTA Report, and the Group of Scientific Experts: 1979–199612. Dealing with “Problem” or “Anomalous” Events in the USSR and Russian Republic: 1972–200913. Negotiating the Comprehensive Test Ban: Global Monitoring, 1993–201614. Monitoring Nuclear Tests Sites and Countries of Special Concern to the United States15. Senate Rejection of the CTBT in 199916. The CTBT Task Force and the 2002 and 2012 Reports of the National Academies17. Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Soviet and U.S. Parity18. Nuclear War, False Alarms, Accidents, Arms Control, and Ways ForwardGlossary and AbbreviationsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisNuclear North Korea was first published in 2003 amid the outbreak of a lasting crisis over the North Korean nuclear program. With a new chapter on the way forward for the international community in light of continued nuclear tensions, this book is of lasting relevance to understanding the state of affairs on the Korean peninsula.Trade Review[Cha and Kang’s] contribution is important for its frank discussion of the possibility of a nuclear attack and their presentation of potential courses of action. -- Concepción De León * The New York Times *[A] crisp, smart book. -- Michael O’Hanlon * Chronicle of Higher Education *A penetrating analysis of what is probably the world’s most dangerous trouble spot. -- Gordon G. Chang * Asian Review of Books *A delight to read. -- Rüdiger Frank * Pacific Affairs *This volume is an indispensable tool not only for all those working in the field of Korean Studies but also for all those dealing with International Relations theory. * International Spectator *Table of ContentsForeword, by Stephan HaggardPreface to the 2018 EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Debate Over North Korea1. Weak but Still Threatening2. Threatening, but Deterrence Works3. Response: Why We Must Pursue "Hawk Engagement"4. Response: Why Are We Afraid of Engagement?5. Hyperbole Dominates: The 2003 Nuclear Crisis6. Beyond Hyperbole, Toward a Strategy7. Is North Korea Not a Problem to Be Solved?NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisNuclear North Korea was first published in 2003 amid the outbreak of a lasting crisis over the North Korean nuclear program. With a new chapter on the way forward for the international community in light of continued nuclear tensions, this book is of lasting relevance to understanding the state of affairs on the Korean peninsula.Trade Review[Cha and Kang’s] contribution is important for its frank discussion of the possibility of a nuclear attack and their presentation of potential courses of action. -- Concepción De León * The New York Times *[A] crisp, smart book. -- Michael O’Hanlon * Chronicle of Higher Education *A penetrating analysis of what is probably the world’s most dangerous trouble spot. -- Gordon G. Chang * Asian Review of Books *A delight to read. -- Rüdiger Frank * Pacific Affairs *This volume is an indispensable tool not only for all those working in the field of Korean Studies but also for all those dealing with International Relations theory. * International Spectator *Table of ContentsForeword, by Stephan HaggardPreface to the 2018 EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Debate Over North Korea1. Weak but Still Threatening2. Threatening, but Deterrence Works3. Response: Why We Must Pursue "Hawk Engagement"4. Response: Why Are We Afraid of Engagement?5. Hyperbole Dominates: The 2003 Nuclear Crisis6. Beyond Hyperbole, Toward a Strategy7. Is North Korea Not a Problem to Be Solved?NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2013 Washington State Book Award and finalist for the 2013 William Carlos Williams Award, Poetry Society of America, this title features poems that are nuclear-age songs of innocence and experience set in the "empty" desert West.Trade Review". . .quiet but damning poems on the history of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation . . ." -- John Bradley * Rain Taxi *"These poems are about delivered truth and the language of deceit. . . . Flenniken’s special combination of scientific and poetic skill gives us a powerful and readable illustration of an ongoing disaster and official attempts to pretend nothing untoward is going on." -- Mary Cresswell * Plumwood Mountain *"When it aims to, poetry can treat history in ways history books or photographs cannot: It drops us in our human skin into another time and place like no other medium. . . . Plume is difficult to put down and difficult to forget." -- Mike Dillon * City Living *"Flenniken’s award-winning collection of poems about Hanford. . . is a good way to enter the local landscape and mindset." * Seattle Times *"Remarkable in its scope and stunning in its use of many poetic forms. . . This bold engagement with a variety of styles allows the poems to ricochet and resonate on the page as the poet’s understanding of her past life deepens, drawing the reader into an ever more complex web of personal memory and national history." -- Linda Andrews * Poetry Northwest *"Plume immerses you in an isolated society that abides by its own rules and sense of what's important." -- Mary Ann Gwinn * Seattle Times *"Plume is an excellent example of how documentary poetry can blend the personal impulse toward nostalgia with the journalistic imperative for objectivity, and the result is a stunning multifaceted take on this public tragedy." -- Susan B. A. Somes-Willett * Orion *"Not only an education about Washington State and its role in the Nuclear Age but of an awakening in the American public as well as the poet herself to the peculiar dangers of invisible poisons and of trusting too much the authorities of science and government." -- Jeannine Hall Gailey * The Rumpus *"Washington state's new Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken gives an elegantly rendered example of another of [John] Morgan's dicta that 'poetry gives form to our feelings and helps us come to terms with them.'." -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * The Bellingham Herald *"Many of the poems wrestle with the bomb factory's legacy of environmental contamination, illness and even death from exposure to radiation. But she also wrote them to honor the people she grew up with." -- Mary Ann Gwinn * The Seattle Times *Table of Contents Campaign Q&A, Somewhere in Oregon, May 18, 2008 My Earliest Memory Preserved on Film Rattlesnake Mountain Map of Childhood A Great Physicist Recalls the Manhattan Project Bedroom Community Document Control Mosquito Truck Herb Parker Feels Like Dancing Richland Dock, 2006 Days of Clotheslines Whole-Body Counter, Marcus Whitman Elementary Plume To Carolyn’s Father Afternoon’s Wide Horizon Redaction I Green Run Bird’s Eye View Richland Dock, 1956 On Cottonwood Drive Self-Portrait with Father as Tour Guide Interlude for Dancers Redaction II Augean Suite Siren Recognition Hand and Foot Count Atomic Man Radiation! The Value of Good Design Again I’m Asked if I Glow in the Dark The Cold War Going Down Reading Wells Redaction III Deposition Song of the Secretary, Hot Lab Flow Chart Coyote Museum of Doubt Dinner with Carolyn Portrait of My Father Museum of a Lost America If You Can Read This Notes Acknowledgments About the Poet A Note on the Type

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Book SynopsisFrom one of our leading social thinkers, a compelling case for the elimination of nuclear weapons.Trade Review"Eloquent." -- Richard Rhodes - The New York Times"The premise of this book is as relevant as it is horrifying, that the power to inflict great harm doesn’t belong to those that it supposedly protects. I congratulate Elaine Scarry on her intellectual courage and moral clarity and in proposing the only possible way out." -- Marcelo Gleiser, author of A Tear at the Edge of Creation"A really remarkable work, ranging across ethics, law and politics to pose genuinely radical challenges to the confused and potentially lethal systems that pass for democracy in our world. A painfully timely intervention." -- Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and former Archbishop of Canterbury"Elaine Scarry offers a coruscating critique of current policies, arguing that they are antithetic to the spirit of the U.S. constitution, and indeed to basic democratic principles. This eloquent and scholarly book offers a compelling case for swifter progress toward their elimination." -- Martin Rees, astronomer royal of England"Even someone unpersuaded by Elaine Scarry’s constitutional analysis cannot avoid being gripped by her stark depiction of how utterly incompatible our eighteenth-century constitutional structure and the social contract it embodies are with our twenty-first-century weapons of mass destruction, weapons that can annihilate tens of millions of human souls in the blink of an eye and at the whim of a single individual, consulting with no one. A sober and haunting meditation on this tension between our institutions and our capacities, Scarry’s book requires any thoughtful reader to revisit the basic postulates and the deepest human purposes of our system of government." -- Laurence H. Tribe, professor of constitutional law, Harvard Law School"A few years ago General Lee Butler, former head of the U.S. Strategic Command, condemned the ‘faith in nuclear weapons’ to which his life had been wrongly dedicated and the ‘breathtaking audacity’ in maintaining them when ‘we should stand trembling in the face of our folly and united in our commitment to abolish its most deadly manifestations.’ In this fascinating study, Elaine Scarry adds rich historical, philosophical, literary, and legal depth to Butler’s grim warnings, with novel and provocative insights. That we have escaped disaster so far is a near miracle. Scarry’s remarkable contribution should inspire us to abolish this colossal folly." -- Noam Chomsky"[U]rgent and lucid … [a] prolonged rallying cry of a book." -- Kenneth Baker - San Francisco Chronicle"Elaine Scarry is right: Americans live in a thermonuclear monarchy." -- Kennette Benedict - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists"Scarry’s assault on the reigning complacency about nuclear weapons rests on her belief in the capacity of an interpretation to reconfigure the world." -- Nathan Schneider - Chronicle of Higher Education"Thermonuclear Monarchy is a work of deadly serious political science by an analyst dwelling on the constitutional implications of giving a democratically elected president sovereign-like autocracy." -- Nick Smith - Engineering & Technology (U.K.)"Scarry’s book requires any thoughtful reader to revisit the basic postulates and the deepest human purposes of our system of government." -- Laurence H. Tribe, Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School

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Book SynopsisSpying on the Bomb is an "engrossing" (Wall Street Journal) global history of the American-led effort to spy on every nation with nuclear ambitions.Trade Review"Richelson’s exhaustive research has uncovered the fascinating stories of how American intelligence spied on our enemies and our allies over the past six decades in an effort to discover their nuclear secrets. The mixed record of success and failure provides important lessons for today as we try to learn what the North Koreans are up to." -- Robert S. Norris, author of Racing for the Bomb"Richelson writes with admirable clarity." -- New York Times Book Review"Full of tense and suspenseful turns." -- Kirkus Reviews"Spying on the Bomb…is especially damning in demonstrating how this costly array of gadgetry in the air, on land and beneath the sea still leaves us guessing about different nations’ nuclear capabilities." -- Los Angeles Times"Searching and informed analysis of our nation’s nuclear espionage." -- Booklist"A magisterial history of the U.S. nuclear intelligence effort." -- Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

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Book SynopsisThis Second Edition continues the fine tradition of its predecessor by exploring the various automatic control systems in aircraft and on board missiles. Considerably expanded and updated, it now includes new or additional material on: the effectiveness of beta-beta feedback as a method of obtaining coordination during turns using the F-15 as the aircraft model; the root locus analysis of a generic acceleration autopilot used in many air-to-air and surface-to-air guided missiles; the guidance systems of the AIM-9L Sidewinder as well as bank-to-turn missiles; various types of guidance, including proportional navigation and line-of-sight and lead-angle command guidance; the coupling of the output of a director fire control system into the autopilot; the analysis of multivariable control systems; and methods for modeling the human pilot, plus the integration of the human pilot into an aircraft flight control system. Also features many new additions to the appendices.Table of ContentsLongitudinal Dynamics. Longitudinal Autopilots. Lateral Dynamics. Lateral Autopilots. Inertial Cross-Coupling. Self-Adaptive Autopilots. Missile Control Systems. Guidance Systems. Integrated Flight/Fire Control System. Multivariable Control Systems. Structural Flexibility. Application of Statistical Design Principles. Pilot Modeling. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisWerner Heisenberg's task was to build an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? This book answers these questions.

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Book SynopsisIn May 1998, India shocked the world - and many of its own citizens - by detonating five nuclear weapons in the Rajasthan desert. This title presents a comprehensive history of how the world's largest democracy, has grappled with the twin desires to have and to renounce the bomb.Trade Review"One does not have to agree with all of Mr. Perkovich's arguments to recognize that much of what passes as conventional wisdom in international relations today is simply not true. Accordingly, his book is a useful antidote to many of the illusions of our age." - Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times "Meticulously researched and well-written." - The Economist "Perkovich's epic book provides not only one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts of India's nuclear weapon programme but also one of the most cogent constructions of India's nuclear rationale." - W.P.S. Sidhu, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest "Perkovich has written the definitive account of nuclear decision-making in India. At the same time, he makes a major contribution to nonproliferation scholarship in general." - R.A. Strong, Choice "An extraordinary and perhaps definitive account of 50 years of Indian nuclear policymaking." - Foreign Affairs "Essential reading for those concerned with the issue of non-proliferation." - Robert W. Cahn, Nature "The most authoritative and exhaustive account so far of the development of India's nuclear programme since independence. This meticulously researched volume is an outstanding contribution to a subject mired in deliberate misunderstandings." - Gurharpal Singh, Times Higher Education Supplement "No book written in recent times - in fact, at any time since 1947 - on India's nuclear bomb can be compared to George Perkovich's book in its wide coverage, insightful research and sheer objectivity. In all these three departments this book excels beyond measure." - M. V. Kamath, The Daily Mail (India) "Rich, definitive...at all times fair. It is hard to see how it will be superseded." - Lawrence Freedman, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction ONE Developing the Technological Base for the Nuclear Option 1948-1963 TWO The First Compromise Shift toward a "Peaceful Nuclear Explosive" 1964 THREE The Search for Help Abroad and the Emergence of Nonproliferation DECEMBER 1964-AUGUST 1965 FOUR War and Leadership Transitions at Home AUGUST 1965-MAY 1966 FIVE The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Secretly Renewed Work on a Nuclear Explosive 1966-1968 SIX Political Tumult and Inattention to the Nuclear Program 1969-1971 SEVEN India Explodes a "Peaceful" Nuclear Device 1971- 1974 EIGHT The Nuclear Program Stalls 1975-1980 NINE More Robust Nuclear Policy Is Considered 1980-1984 TEN Nuclear Capabilities Grow and Policy Ambivalence Remains NOVEMBER 1984-DECEMBER1987 ELEVEN The Nuclear Threat Grows Amid Political Uncertainty 1988-1990 TWELVE American Nonproliferation Initiatives Flounder 1991- 1994 THIRTEEN India Verges on Nuclear Tests 1995-MAY 1996 FOURTEEN India Rejects the CTBT JUNE 1996-DECEMBER 1997 FIFTEEN The Bombs That Roared 1998 Conclusion: Exploded illusions of the Nuclear Age Afterword: January 1999-January 2001 APPENDIX India's Nuclear Infrastructure NOTES INDEX

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Book SynopsisPhysicians were essential to the Manhattan Project, keeping participants and Americans near test sites safe from radiation. But they also downplayed the risks when military exigency demanded. James Nolan tells the story of these conflicted healers, who used their medical authority to enable the most lethal form of warfare humanity has yet devised.Trade ReviewUsually histories of the nuclear project at Los Alamos, N.M., during World War II dwell on tensions between the military officers overseeing the project and the physicists doing the necessary research. In this striking study, James L. Nolan Jr. looks at the disquieting participation of members of a third profession, medicine…[A] powerful and readable book. -- Thomas E. Ricks * New York Times Book Review *An admirable account of the central role of physicians in the Manhattan Project and its aftermath…Nolan’s skillful weaving of his grandfather’s story into an account of the pressures exerted on medical ethics by time, place, and circumstance makes for compelling reading. -- Jonathan D. Moreno * American Scientist *Through a many-layered story of people making momentous decisions under the most trying of circumstances, James Nolan plumbs deep questions about science and technology, medicine and war. Atomic Doctors is a special achievement—an important work of scholarship that is also a gripping and moving read. -- Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows and The Glass CageFascinating and disturbing, Atomic Doctors provides a behind-the-scenes view of the birth of the bomb. It’s a crucial addition to the literature of the atomic age. It also raises essential questions about science, society, and the moral compromises made in their service. -- Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionJames Nolan combines a compelling narrative of his grandfather’s experiences on the Manhattan Project with illuminating history and a morally sensitive account of medical dilemmas at a time of national crisis. Atomic Doctors is a profound and important book. -- Mary Ann Glendon, author of The Forum and the TowerWhat did it mean to have a calling as a physician in the making and use of the atomic bomb at the dawn of the nuclear age? James Nolan tells a riveting story of his grandfather and other physicians associated with the Manhattan Project, all of whom were faced with determining their allegiance to the Hippocratic ideal of primum non nocere (first, do no harm) while interacting with both scientists and soldiers intent on creating an atomic weapon that they believed would end the war. Nolan’s historical account is also a brilliant sociological assessment of the abiding tensions among these very different constituencies and of a cultural belief in the blessings of technology that continue to define modern life and its discontents. -- Jonathan B. Imber, author of Trusting DoctorsDescribe[s] how American doctors became connected to troubling events during World War II that raised thorny moral issues around medicine and war. -- Lawrence D. Freedman * Foreign Affairs *A disturbing account of the early years of the atomic bomb, when safety took second place to winning World War II…Haunting…A solid narrative of America’s painful introduction to atomic radiation. * Kirkus Reviews *This fine-grained and lucidly written account illuminates a little-known aspect of America’s nuclear history. * Publishers Weekly *James L. Nolan’s Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age focuses on the role of his grandfather James F. Nolan (1915–83) as a research physician in the unfolding drama of developing a nuclear bomb…[Nolan] clarifies important historical facts and opens an interdisciplinary academic discourse about the role of nuclear technology in American society. This approach makes the meticulously researched publication, perfectly placed seventy-five years after the Trinity test, a very readable book, despite its tragic subject. It gives a truthful insight into the complexity of a physician’s conscience and complicity at the dawn of the nuclear age. -- Eva Castringius * H-Net Reviews *Nolan's Atomic Doctors is a splendid, valuable, and necessary book. -- Leo van Bergen * Medicine, Conflict and Survival *That the military acted to deal with the medical concerns about radiation only when faced with legal pressure or loss of face is also an all too modern concept for not just the military but society…There is much for a reader to take away from the book regarding history and ethics. -- Lt. Col. Scott C. Martin, USAF * Air & Space Power Journal *As the grandson of the protagonist of the book, James L. Nolan, Jr. crafts a stunning narrative, in which personal accounts and family experiences are successfully amalgamated with academic rigor, situated within a large historical framework…Offer[s] counter-narratives that shed new insight into the dominant narrative of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -- Yuki Miyamoto * Western Historical Quarterly *Provides valuable historical background on the longstanding efforts to protect human health and the environment and understand the effects of radiation exposure…A must-read for anyone interested in understanding the history of nuclear research, weapons development and testing. -- Eric Boyle, Office of Legacy Management, US Department of EnergyIlluminates how Dr. Nolan at Los Alamos and two physician colleagues, Louis Hempelmann and Stafford Warren, dealt with the frightening human effects of nuclear radiation from the bomb. Combining an effective analysis of their efforts with a compelling telling of Dr. Nolan’s own story, the book enlarges America’s atomic bomb experience as a case study of truly disruptive technology in war and society. -- Sidney Perkowitz * Science Sketches *Carefully researched and engagingly written…As Nolan concludes, the willingness of health professionals—including physicians—to do the military’s bidding, and to condone experiments that were ‘technically sweet’ but ethically dubious, means that ‘the long shadow of the Manhattan Project…is still with us. -- Gregg Herken * California History *This story, full of both poignant family life and the challenges of working at remote U.S. military locations, is a tale worth reading not only for the historical value, but also to illustrate the dilemma that radiation posed to US leadership and downward through the ranks to the medical personnel…Highly recommended. -- Mark L. Maiello * Journal of Nuclear Materials Management *It is hard to imagine a more appropriate author for this impressive work of scholarship and interpretation than [Nolan]…It is an eminently readable history of the early years of the atomic age, presented as a case study that raises broader questions about the relationship between technological determinism and human freedom. -- Rachelle Linner * Technology and Society *In this gripping book, James L. Nolan Jr. narrates…a compelling commentary on not only the ethics of atomic warfare but also the technological experiments of our own age, including artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. -- Abena Dove Osseo-Asare * Technology and Culture *

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Book SynopsisExamines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, this book finds two distinct regional patterns. It shows how, in East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and in the Middle East, the opposite is the case.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2008 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, American Political Science Association Co-Winner of the 2008 Robert Jervis and Paul Schroeder Award for the Best Book on International History and Politics, International History and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "Nuclear Logics is a ground-breaking work demonstrating how theory-oriented studies in political science should be conducted. Nuclear Logics is an admirable undertaking which makes an indispensable contribution to IR theory development."--Shih-Yu Chou, Political Studies Review "The most comprehensive, theoretical, and systematic challenge [to system-level imperatives] in years... This is an impressive work ... of primary value to experts and graduate students."--International Studies Review "Solingen's argument is cogent and well researched ... convincing and intuitive ... demolishes the structural realist account... It deserves a wide readership."--International Affairs "A serious, scholarly piece of work ... reinvigorating the already rich theoretical debate on this issue... Her methodological tools could prove useful in determining which Middle Eastern countries are more likely to go nuclear in reaction to Iran's programme."--Survival "Proliferation theory steps outside the ivory tower in Etel Solingen's recent book, Nuclear Logics."--The Nonproliferation Review "The cutting edge of nonproliferation research ... should be of great interest to both policy practitioners and scholars. [This book] display(s) a combination of theoretical sophistication, methodological rigor, focused comparative analysis involving original field research, and attention to hypothesis testing rarely found in the nonproliferation literature."--International Security "Nuclear Logics is a timely study with important theoretical and practical implications. At the theoretical level, it encourages us to set aside monocausal explanations in favour of a more sophisticated but still transportable approach. At the practical level, the message that endogenous forces are vital to explaining the origins of nuclear behaviour can be incredibly valuable to policymakers who too often see proliferation as a simple action-reaction phenomenon driven by monolithic political forces. It deserves a wide readership."--Michael Vance, International Affairs "[A]mbitious, insightful, and informative... The book is most impressive ... in its deliberate and judicious assessment of explanations drawn from relevant realist, neoliberal, constructivist, and democracy literatures. Indeed, the reasoned assault on realist arguments gives this book considerable punch."--James H. Lebovic, Political Science Quarterly "Debates about the relevance of systematic political science theory for the maker of concrete policy decisions will perhaps never end. Solingen is to be congratulated for creating an interesting vehicle for such debate."--George H. Quester, International History Review "In addition to her innovative argument, Solingen's research design and the way she carries it out are impressive. Solingen does a carefully focused comparison of nine states in East Asia and the Middle East and, in doing so, provides an excellent example of rigorous qualitative research that should appear on graduate method course syllabi."--Victor Asal,Journal of Peace Research "As a work about International Relations theories of nuclear decisions, there should be little, if any, to be added to this remarkable achievement by Solingen."--Matake Kamiya, International Relations of the Asia-PacificTable of ContentsPreface ix Part One: Introduction and Conceptual Framework 1 Chapter One: Introduction 3 Chapter Two: Alternative Logics on Denuclearization 23 Part Two: East Asia: Denuclearization as the Norm, Nuclearization as the Anomaly 55 Chapter Three: Japan 57 Chapter Four: South Korea 82 Chapter Five: Taiwan (Republic of China) 100 Chapter Six: North Korea 118 Part Three: The Middle East: Nuclearization as the Norm, Denuclearization as the Anomaly 141 Chapter Seven: Iraq 143 Chapter Eight: Iran 164 Chapter Nine: Israel 187 Chapter Ten: Libya 213 Chapter Eleven: Egypt 229 Part Four: Conclusions 247 Chapter Twelve: Findings, Futures, and Policy Implications 249 Notes 301 References 351 Index 385

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Disputes over the U.S. Military Requirements of Nuclear Deterrence, pg. 19*CHAPTER THREE. Disputes about the International Political Consequences of Competing and Cooperating with the Soviet Union, pg. 61*CHAPTER FOUR. Why Even Good Defenses May Be Bad, pg. 103*CHAPTER FIVE. Why U.S. Superiority Is Probably Inferior to MAD, pg. 133*CHAPTER SIX. Why Disarmament Is Probably More Dangerous than MAD, pg. 166*CHAPTER SEVEN. Does the United States Need Counterforce in MAD?, pg. 207*CHAPTER EIGHT. Does the United States Need ICBMs?, pg. 257*CHAPTER NINE. Should the United States Deploy Limited Ballistic Missile Defenses?, pg. 285*CHAPTER TEN. What Type of Arms Control in MAD?, pg. 315*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Conclusions, pg. 361*Index, pg. 371

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Book SynopsisThere are many roads to war, but only one path to peace in North KoreaTrade Review'An insightful and provocative analysis' -- William Ury, co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project, co-author of Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In (Random House, 2012)'A timely, perceptive, and penetrating analysis of North Korea. This is a must for those who are interested in contemporary North Korean affairs' -- Chung-in Moon, Distinguished University Professor, Yonsei University'With almost fifty visits to the DPRK, Glyn Ford is one of the top European experts on the Korean Peninsula. Readers, whatever their political views, will find much to stimulate their thinking regarding one of the most important political-security issues of our time' -- Jeffrey D. Feltman, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs'With direct access to North Korean government officials and a lifetime of observation and analysis of the country, Glyn Ford has an insight into the country like no other. A strongly recommended impartial read, revealing previous political tricks and failures of 73 years of miscommunication and stagnation... and a possible path out of this mess' -- Nicholas Bonner, Founder of Koryo Tours'Glyn Ford is a very rare case of a Westerner who has both political experience in the West and first-hand experience of dealing with North Korea. His book shows a possible way out of the continuous crisis through slow-motion change - the only way which might work' -- Andrei Lankov, author of 'The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia 'Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Map of North Korea Country Leaders, 1990-2018 Chronology Since 1900 Acknowledgements Note on Asian Names Preface 1. Introduction: The Pyongyang Paradox Part I: Roots of the Present Crisis: Understanding North Korea’s History 2. Drawing the Iron Curtain 3. Kim’s Korea 4. Famine, Markets, Refugees and Human Rights: The Kim Jong II Era Part II: Continuity and Change 5. Kim Jong Un 6. Daily Life in North Korea Part III: The Diplomatic Stage 7. The Nuclear Factor 8. Foreign Affairs: Between Rapprochement and Standoff 9. Conclusion: After Singapore Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisWhole World on Fire focuses on a technical riddle wrapped in an organizational mystery: How and why, for more than half a century, did the U.S. government fail to predict nuclear fire damage as it drew up plans to fight strategic nuclear war? U.S...Trade ReviewThis investigation leads Eden into the more arcane and unsettling aspects of nuclear planning, and students of this area will find in her book much fascinating detail. More broadly, however, she seeks to demonstrate how institutional knowledge often leaves out critical facts—leading to disaster when incomplete information becomes the basis for action. * Foreign Affairs 83:1 *Whole World on Fire is thoroughly researched and well documented.... Eden... reminds us of the importance of applying critical thinking to solving problems. -- Lt. Col. Charles E. Costanzo, Ph.D., USAF, Ret., Maxwell AFB, Alabama * Air and Space Power Journal *

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Book SynopsisWhole World on Fire focuses on a technical riddle wrapped in an organizational mystery: How and why, for more than half a century, did the U.S. government fail to predict nuclear fire damage as it drew up plans to fight strategic nuclear war? U.S...Trade ReviewThis investigation leads Eden into the more arcane and unsettling aspects of nuclear planning, and students of this area will find in her book much fascinating detail. More broadly, however, she seeks to demonstrate how institutional knowledge often leaves out critical facts—leading to disaster when incomplete information becomes the basis for action. * Foreign Affairs 83:1 *Whole World on Fire is thoroughly researched and well documented.... Eden... reminds us of the importance of applying critical thinking to solving problems. -- Lt. Col. Charles E. Costanzo, Ph.D., USAF, Ret., Maxwell AFB, Alabama * Air and Space Power Journal *

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Book SynopsisIn a vitally important book for anyone interested in nuclear proliferation, defense strategy, or international security, Matthew Kroenig points out that nearly every country with a nuclear weapons arsenal received substantial help at some point from a more advanced nuclear state. Why do some countries help others to develop nuclear weapons? Many analysts assume that nuclear transfers are driven by economic considerations. States in dire economic need, they suggest, export sensitive nuclear materials and technologyand ignore the security riskin a desperate search for hard currency.Kroenig challenges this conventional wisdom. He finds that state decisions to provide sensitive nuclear assistance are the result of a coherent, strategic logic. The spread of nuclear weapons threatens powerful states more than it threatens weak states, and these differential effects of nuclear proliferation encourage countries to provide sensitive nuclear assistance under certain strategic conditionTrade Review"Matthew Kroenig provides new and provocative insights into why some nations export sensitive nuclear technology and some do not. His book is essential reading for those who wish to understand the new world of nuclear weapons that is now upon us."—Harold Smith, University of California, Berkeley, and former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs)"Exporting the Bomb is an important contribution to the literature on nuclear proliferation. Matthew Kroenig demonstrates in a compelling fashion that states rarely spread sensitive nuclear technology simply for economic benefit; nor do governments sell such technology in a fit of strategic absentmindedness. Instead, governments have exported sensitive technologies to enemies of their enemies. Exporting weapons-related technology is a continuation of global politics by other means."—Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University"Exporting the Bomb treats the supply-side aspect of proliferation seriously, adding significantly to our understanding of the trade in nuclear technology. In a rare nonideological treatment of the subject, Matthew Kroenig supports his arguments with excellent research and uncommon case studies."—T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University"Using both statistical analysis and in-depth examinations of particular cases, Matthew Kroenig provides a major extension of the realist theory of nuclear proliferation. According to Kroenig, states do not provide sensitive nuclear technology to others because they need the money—they provide it to further their strategic position and to take advantage of situations where proliferation would not affect their power very much. Kroenig's book is essential reading for all those seeking to understand how and why nuclear weapons spread and will pose an important challenge to those of us who believe that realist perspectives tell only part of that story."—Matthew Bunn, Harvard University"Tackling an urgent but too often neglected real-world puzzle—why states help other states acquire nuclear weapons—Matthew Kroenig develops one of the most original and illuminating arguments about proliferation and deterrence in more than a decade. His startling claim that states provide nuclear weapons assistance primarily for power-politics reasons directly challenges the conventional economics explanations. Drawing expertly on both quantitative and qualitative evidence, the book brims with surprising—and sobering—findings. This masterful study is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the politics of nuclear proliferation today."—Nina Tannenwald, Brown University"Matthew Kroenig has changed the way I think about nuclear proliferation. Exporting the Bomb demonstrates that proliferation is a function of foreign policy, as well as technology and security. Nuclear aspirants that receive help from nuclear-capable nations through the exchange of sensitive nuclear technology are much more likely to succeed in proliferating, something that has not received the attention it deserves until the publication of Matthew Kroenig's book."—Erik Gartzke, University of California, San Diego

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Book SynopsisNuclear technology is dual use in nature, meaning that it can be used to produce nuclear energy or to build nuclear weapons. Despite security concerns about proliferation, the United States and other nuclear nations have regularly shared with other countries nuclear technology, materials, and knowledge for peaceful purposes. In Atomic Assistance, Matthew Fuhrmann argues that governments use peaceful nuclear assistance as a tool of economic statecraft. Nuclear suppliers hope that they can reap the benefits of foreign aidimproving relationships with their allies, limiting the influence of their adversaries, enhancing their energy security by gaining favorable access to oil supplieswithout undermining their security. By providing peaceful nuclear assistance, however, countries inadvertently help spread nuclear weapons. Fuhrmann draws on several cases of Atoms for Peace, including U.S. civilian nuclear assistance to Iran from 1957 to 1979; Soviet aid to Libya from 1975 to 1986; FTrade ReviewIn a world where officials presume there is a clear, bright line between generating nuclear electricity and producing nuclear weapons, Fuhrmann's book is a sorely needed slap of reality. His thesis, captured in the book's title, certainly is timely:... even purported proliferation-resistant nuclear power plants can produce nuclear weapons-usable plutonium and their fresh fuel can be used to accelerate weapons uranium production. -- Henry Sokolski * Nonproliferation Review *The book is a delight as it provides numerous insights into the empirical analysis of data. The author has analysed the comprehensive system of demand and supply of atomic assistance very well. The book is worth reading for everyone who wishes to analyse the never-ending cycle of nuclear proliferation. It provides a comprehensive analysis in simple, clear and easy language with suitable statistical data to support the findings. -- Priyamvada Mishra * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Unintended Consequences in International Politics1. Definitions and Patterns of Peaceful Nuclear CooperationPart I: Atoms for Peace2. Economic Statecraft and Atoms for Peace: A Theory of Peaceful Nuclear Assistance3. The Historical Record: A First Cut4. Nuclear Arms and Infl uence: Assisting India, Iran, and Libya5. The Thirst for Oil and Other Motives: Nine Puzzling Cases of Assistance6. Oil for Peaceful Nuclear Assistance?Part II: Atoms for War7. Spreading Temptation: Why Nuclear Export Strategies Backfire8. Who Builds Bombs? How Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Facilitates the Spread of Nuclear Weapons9. Have International Institutions Made the World Safer?Conclusion: What Peaceful Nuclear Assistance Teaches Us about International RelationsNotes Index

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of how atomic energy was deployed for military purposes, this text traces the administrative history of the topic and the problems and issues faced as the project became a reality.Table of ContentsCONTENTS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Book SynopsisThese two books, which helped focus national attention on the movement for a nuclear freeze, are published in one volume.Trade Review"This is a work of enormous force. . . . It compels us—and compel is the right word—to confront head-on the nuclear peril."—New York Times Book Review"As always, Schell is interesting and ingenious and sometimes moving."—New RepublicTable of ContentsPart I. Nuclear Weapons and the Real Twentieth Century 1. A republic of insects and grass 2. The second death 3. The choice Part II. The Abolition: 1. Defining the great predicament 2. A deliberate policy Index.

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Book SynopsisContinuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union.In his Preface to this new edition, the author describes and evaluates the lengthening trail of new evidence that has come to light concerning these often emotionally debated subjects. The author also invokes his experience as a historical advisor to the controversial, aborted 1995 Enola Gay exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. This leads him to analyze the impact on American democracy of one of the most insidious of the legacies of Hiroshima: the political control of historical interpretation.Reviews of Previous EditionsThe quality of Sherwin''s research and the strength of his argument are far superior to previous accounts.New York Times Trade Review"The quality of Sherwin's research and the strength of his argument are far superior to previous accounts."—New York Times Book Review"Probably the definitive account for a long time to come. . . . Sherwin has tackled some of the critical questions of the Cold War's origins—and has settled them, in my opinion."—Walter LaFeber, Cornell University"Sure to be the definitive study of these particular questions."—Noam Chomsky

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume set is the output from an extensive research project focused on developing the first forecasting model for nuclear proliferation. The Case Study volume (Volume 2) addresses a set of overarching questions regarding the propensity of selected states from different regions of the world to "go nuclear," the sources of national decisions to do so.Trade Review"Students, academics, and, yes, practitioners will find much to admire in the analysis contained in both volumes . . . The two volumes add to a rich qualitative literature on proliferation, while applying rigorous quantitative analysis to proliferation cases. The contributing factors for proliferation are widely acknowledged and include domestic drivers, economic and security concerns, as well as regime and leadership types . . . The two-volume set on Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century is helpful in many valuable ways. There are sound analytical reasons for concluding that, despite the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, the sky is not falling, nor is it likely to fall over the next decade."—Michael Krepon, Nonproliferation Review"This impressive—nearly 800 pages—collective study aims at taking a fresh look at the causes of nuclear proliferation, with the goal of enhancing the ability of analysts and policymakers to forecast its future and improve its prevention. It effectively combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, and includes a systematic review of the literature, from the early studies of proliferation dynamics of the 1960s to the latest statistical analyses of the past decade, as well as a range of case studies that goes beyond the 'usual suspects' to include Australia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia."—Bruno Tertrais, Survival"This volume contains 12 case studies and offers many insights into the decision-making processes in the countries studied. It will be invaluable to those interested in proliferation analysis, and to students and researchers."—T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume set is the output from an extensive research project focused on developing the first forecasting model for nuclear proliferation. The Theory volume consists of an introduction and nine additional chapters devoted to key theoretical issues regarding the dynamics of nuclear weapons (non) proliferation.Trade Review"Students, academics, and, yes, practitioners will find much to admire in the analysis contained in both volumes . . . The two volumes add to a rich qualitative literature on proliferation, while applying rigorous quantitative analysis to proliferation cases. The contributing factors for proliferation are widely acknowledged and include domestic drivers, economic and security concerns, as well as regime and leadership types . . . The two-volume set on Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century is helpful in many valuable ways. There are sound analytical reasons for concluding that, despite the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, the sky is not falling, nor is it likely to fall over the next decade."—Michael Krepon, Nonproliferation Review"This strong volume offers a diverse theoretical analysis of the proliferation literature—bringing together the most recent research on nuclear spread, and providing interesting policy-relevant ideas. Analysts, policy-makers, and students will find this volume insightful and useful."—T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University"This impressive—nearly 800 pages—collective study aims at taking a fresh look at the causes of nuclear proliferation, with the goal of enhancing the ability of analysts and policymakers to forecast its future and improve its prevention. It effectively combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, and includes a systematic review of the literature, from the early studies of proliferation dynamics of the 1960s to the latest statistical analyses of the past decade, as well as a range of case studies that goes beyond the 'usual suspects' to include Australia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia."—Bruno Tertrais, Survival

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Book SynopsisThis book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many groundsincluding historical, political, and moral. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy and posture. Drawing on the author's experience in the making and implementation of U.S. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm fuTrade Review"This book is an excellent contribution to the debate on the future role of nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence in American foreign policy [Roberts] rightly argues that the USA cannot ignore North Korea's, Russia's and China's 'red theories of victory' and his book is an invaluable source that helps to understand them." -- Mario E. Carranza * Contemporary Security Policy *"Brad Roberts combines analytical skills and government experience to illuminate the nuclear choices of the 21st century. This lucid and original analysis of the deterrence landscape is just what we need to counter the misplaced hopes of 'urgent abolition' and the fallacies of the 'irrelevance of nuclear weapons'. Many Americans and Europeans need a nuclear reality check, and Brad Roberts has just offered it." -- Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research * Paris *"The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, covers the nuts and bolts of the nuclear issue. It provides an important contribution to understanding how government policy and programs actually have been constructed... Roberts' book is a thorough and carefully argued case for maintaining a robust U.S. nuclear force indefinitely into the future." * Jan Lodal ,Arms Control Today *"Arms control wonks willing to have their assumptions and policy preferences challenged would benefit from reading this book" -- Michael Krepon * Arms Control Wonk *"Well-researched and carefully argued" -- Lawrence D. Freedman * Foreign Affairs *"Brad Roberts brilliantly analyzes today's security landscape, the theories of victory by which nuclear-armed adversaries hope to prevail against a conventionally superior United States, and what America needs to do about it. A must-read for scholars who want to understand and practitioners who need to manage 21st-century nuclear realities." -- Linton Brooks, Former Administrator * National Nuclear Security Administration *"As an 'intellectual veteran' of the Cold War, I'm amazed at how much harder it is to comprehend the nuclear weapons issues of this new century. Brad Roberts's new book, The Case for Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, can bring you up to date, as it did me. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the new complexity of nuclear strategy and defense strategy more generally." -- Thomas Schelling * University of Maryland, College Park *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1The Evolution of U.S. Nuclear Policy and Posture Since the End of the Cold War chapter abstractThis chapter traces the evolution of U.S. nuclear policy and posture from the Cold War to today. It reviews the thinking behind the three Nuclear Posture Reviews conducted by each presidential administration as well as the unfolding debate within the nongovernmental expert community about deterrence and disarmament. It highlights elements of continuity and change in U.S. policy and posture. It concludes with a set of questions about the next 25 years. 2The First New Problem: Nuclear-Armed Regional Challengers chapter abstractThis chapter examines the deterrence challenges for the United States posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea and perhaps other nuclear-armed regional challengers in the future. It sets out a spectrum of deterrence challenges from the lowest to the highest ends of conflict with an eye to illuminating how such a conflict might escalate and de-escalate. In invokes the term "theory of victory" to examine concepts developed in North Korea for nuclear blackmail and brinksmanship. 3The New Regional Deterrence Strategy chapter abstractThis chapter sets out the response of the United States to the new strategic problem posed by regional challengers armed with nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. That response emphasizes a comprehensive strategy to strengthen regional deterrence architectures in partnership with U.S. allies. The chapter also sets out a "blue theory of victory" as a counter to the "red theory" in chapter 2. 4The Second New Problem: Relations with Putin's Russia chapter abstractThis chapter reviews U.S. efforts since the end of the Cold War to move the political and security relationship with Russia in a positive new direction. Highlighting elements of continuity across four presidential administrations, the chapter then explores Russia's rising disaffection and the dramatic turn in Russian policy and posture of 2014. The chapter than examines developments in Russian military doctrine, concluding that the more adversarial quality of Russia's relations with the West require shifts in NATO and U.S. doctrine 5The Evolving Relationship with China chapter abstractThis chapter reviews U.S. efforts since the end of the Cold War to move the political and security relationship with China in a more positive direction and to begin a dialogue with China on nuclear issues and strategic stability. In the absence of such a dialogue, the United States has relied on unofficial dialogues to generate insights into Chinese thinking, as summarized here. The chapter then examines developments in China's military doctrine, concluding that China has a clearly elaborated set of ideas about how to secure its interests in an armed confrontation with the United States under the nuclear shadow. 6Extended Deterrence and Strategic Stability in Europe chapter abstractThis chapter reviews NATO's efforts to adjust its deterrence and defense posture to a changed and changing world since the end of the Cold War. It explores NATO's reactions to the March 2014 Crimea shock and sets out a longer-term agenda for responding to further negative developments in Russian policy and posture. It argues in favor of NATO's development of theory of victory of its own to negate Russian nuclear-backed coercion and aggression. 7Extended Deterrence and Strategic Stability in Northeast Asia chapter abstractThis chapter reviews the efforts of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to adapt extended deterrence to new developments in Northeast Asia, including primarily the emergence of a nuclear-armed North Korea. It reviews Obama administration efforts to institutionalize and advance a cooperative agenda. It identifies policy challenges on the pathway forward. 8The Broader Nuclear Assurance Agenda chapter abstractThis chapter begins with a summary of insights into the challenges of assuring U.S. allies in Europe and Northeast Asia under the U.S. nuclear umbrella drawn from the prior two chapters. This chapter also challenges the reader to think more broadly about the assurance requirements of U.S. nuclear strategy. It does so by considering the assurance requirements of 5 other sets of actors. 9Conclusions chapter abstractThis chapter argues that the time is not ripe for additional substantial reductions to the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategies and to number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal. The record of U.S. diplomacy shows that it has not been possible so far to create the conditions to allow such further changes. This argument culminates in a restatement of the case for U.S. nuclear weapons, derivative of the lessons from U.S. efforts to create those conditions and to adapt deterrence to 21st century purposes. 10Implications for Future Strategy, Policy, and Posture Reviews chapter abstractThis chapter examines the implications of chapter 9 for future reviews of U.S. foreign and defense policy and of U.S. nuclear policy and posture. It begins with an assessment of the enduring value of the balanced approach to nuclear strategy, encompassing political, economic, and military means. It then examines potential adjustments in those means in light of recent U.S. experience.

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Book SynopsisConveys the spectrum of Captain Alfred Scott McLaren's experiences commanding the USS Queenfish in waters of the Russian Far East and off Vietnam. The book is a riveting and deeply human story that illuminates the intensity and pressures of commanding a nuclear attack submarine in some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable.Trade ReviewEmergency Deep is authored by a highly-rated, successful commander of a combat submarine in a conflict that while 'cold' could have gone 'hot' at any time. The human side-the personalities, the honest discussions of human behavior, including tension, humor, and occasional terror are handled very well. The volume does an exceptional job of being relatable to anyone who might never get a chance to be in a virtual pressure cooker like a nuclear submarine." - James P. Delgado, author of War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century and Silent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare"A superb portrayal of a senior command officer conducting some of the most daring, pioneering, exploratory, and military missions it is possible to conceive. It is the description, in part, of primary original geographic, oceanographic, and bathymetric research in some of the most challenging environments the planet has to offer and the human technology, endurance, intelligence, and creativity to match those almost unbelievable and unexplored places, all while maintaining absolute military secrecy and stealth." - Peter J. Capelotti, author of Adventures in Archaeology: The Wreck of the Orca II and Other ExplorationsTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgments Preface Prologue: Change of Command Part I. 1969 Chapter 1. Prospective Commanding Officers School, Washington, DC Chapter 2. Prospective Commanding Officer, USS Queenfish Chapter 3. Commanding Officer, USS Queenfish Chapter 4. The Pacific Northwest Part II. 1970 Chapter 5. First Cold War Mission Chapter 6. Initial Patrol Area Chapter 7. A Golf II-Class SSB Chapter 8. An Echo II SSGN and Other Submarines Encountered Chapter 9. Pearl Harbor to the Pacific Northwest Chapter 10. En Route to the Arctic Ocean Chapter 11. To the North Pole Chapter 12. Toward the Siberian Continental Shelf Chapter 13. Severnaya Zemlya and the Laptev Sea Chapter 14. Across the Laptev Sea Chapter 15. North of the New Siberian Islands Chapter 16. The Malevolent East Siberian Sea Chapter 17. The Chukchi Sea Chapter 18. Nome and the Voyage Home Chapter 19. Pearl Harbor Part III. 1971 Chapter 20. Local Operations Chapter 21. A Cold War Mission and Preparations for WestPac Chapter 22. WestPac Deployment Chapter 23. The Big Event Chapter 24. Off Again! Chapter 25. Yokosuka, Japan Chapter 26. Our Third Cold War Mission Chapter 27. Zaliv Petra Velikogo Chapter 28. Yokosuka Again Chapter 29. Yankee Station, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Guam, and Home Part IV. The Hard Years, 1972 and 1973 Chapter 30. Final Months in Command Chapter 31. The Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination Chapter 32. Genesis Chapter 33. Final Deployment to WestPac Chapter 34. Last Cold War Mission Chapter 35. Yokosuka and Hong Kong Chapter 36. Services to Seventh Fleet and Vietnam Chapter 37. Guam and Return to Pearl Harbor Epilogue Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisIt is often argued that the nuclear non-proliferation order divides the world into nuclear-weapon-haves and have-nots, creating a nuclear apartheid.Trade ReviewPolicymakers and any involved in addressing the international nuclear weapons debates will find this packed with solid, scholarly research that analyses security initiatives, international institutions and their management, international courts of justice, and more.- Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by W. Michael Reisman 1. State of War 2. Risk Management in National Security Strategies 3. Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy: The Connection 4. The Architecture of the Non-Proliferation Order 5. The Fairness and Effectiveness of the Non-Proliferation Order 6. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism: How to Make the World Proliferation Resistant 7. Just and Effective International Institutions 8. Just and Effective Regional Institutions 9. Can a Nuclear War be a Just War? 10. Controlling Nuclear Weapons 11. Enforcement, Preemption and Precautionary Self-defense Index

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Book SynopsisIt is often argued that the nuclear non-proliferation order divides the world into nuclear-weapon-haves and have-nots, creating a nuclear apartheid.Trade ReviewPolicymakers and any involved in addressing the international nuclear weapons debates will find this packed with solid, scholarly research that analyses security initiatives, international institutions and their management, international courts of justice, and more.- Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by W. Michael Reisman 1. State of War 2. Risk Management in National Security Strategies 3. Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy: The Connection 4. The Architecture of the Non-Proliferation Order 5. The Fairness and Effectiveness of the Non-Proliferation Order 6. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism: How to Make the World Proliferation Resistant 7. Just and Effective International Institutions 8. Just and Effective Regional Institutions 9. Can a Nuclear War be a Just War? 10. Controlling Nuclear Weapons 11. Enforcement, Preemption and Precautionary Self-defense Index

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Book SynopsisCryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state. A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature Trade Review'A serendipitous childhood discovery led the author on a personal and professional odyssey. Klinke immerses us in the zeitgeist of Cold War West Germany – a partitioned country created by post-war rivalries and foreign occupation. By investigating its subterranean qualities, he reveals a world far more complex and contradictory than accounts preoccupied with surface-level check-points and walls. Highly recommended.'Klaus Dodds, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London 'Cryptic Concrete provides a fascinating and original exploration of how the distinctive German experiences of the Cold War and the aftermath of fascism can be read through their inscription in the architectural and landscape remains of atomic missile sites and nuclear bunkers. Ian Klinke reveals how the infrastructure of 20th century military destruction and survival informs the materiality of geopolitics in the present.'Rachel Woodward, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Preface vii 1 Of Blood and Soil 1 2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22 3 Return to the Soil 45 4 Nuclear Living Space 67 5 Spaces of Extermination 91 6 Enter the Void 111 7 Conclusion 130 References 142 Index 167

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive and definitive history of Brazil's decision to give up the nuclear weapon option. Why do countries capable of going nuclear choose not to? Brazil, which gained notoriety for developing a nuclear program and then backtracking into adherence to the nonproliferation regime, offers a fascinating window into the complex politics surrounding nuclear energy and American interference. Since the beginning of the nuclear age, author Carlo Patti writes, Brazil has tried to cooperate with other countries in order to master nuclear fuel cycle technology, but international limitations have constrained the country's approach. Brazil had the start of a nuclear program in the 1950s, which led to the United States interfering in agreements between Brazil and other countries with advanced nuclear industries, such as France and West Germany. These international constraints, especially those imposed by the United States, partly explain the country's decision to create a secret nucTrade ReviewAn impressively detailed study that pushes boundaries in the field of nuclear history. Does justice to the critical role that Brazil played in the development of the contemporary global nuclear order.—ConnectionsUndoubtedly, the book will become an indispensable title for anyone interested in the country, the region and for those keen to understand global nuclear politics.—Togzhan Kassenova, University of Albany, International AffairsBrazil in the Global Nuclear Order is a rich and compelling book that deserves a wide readership. It will be of great value to everyone interested in South American politics, the history of the Cold War, and the development of the global nuclear order.—Journal of Contemporary HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Origins of Brazil's Nuclear Ambitions (1946–1955)Chapter 2. Brazil a Promoter of Nonproliferation Norms? (1955–1966)Chapter 3. Against the Regime(s) and Brazil's Renewed Nuclear Ambitions (1964–1974)Chapter 4. The Brazilian Nuclear Program in the Geisel Years (1974–1979)Chapter 5. Between Autonomy and International Collaboration? (1979–1985)Chapter 6. Brazil's Re-democratization and Continuation of the Nuclear Program (1985–1989)Chapter 7. Giving Up the Bomb (1989–1994)Chapter 8. Brazil's Accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1995–2003)Chapter 9. Brazil and the Nuclear Issue from Lula da Silva to Temer (2003–2018) ConclusionAbbreviationsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyses the reasons behind President Truman’s most controversial decision. In this new edition, Walker incorporates adecade of new research, mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available, that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions:""Brief, lucidly written, and thoroughly documented, this book may well be the best existing report on the decision to use the bomb. Professional historians as well as undergraduates will find it fascinating.""- Isis;""So intelligent is Walker's book, so balanced, economical, lucid, and deeply informed, that those reading it will never again believe that the decision to drop the bomb was uncomplicated.""- Technology & Culture;""Walker's book is the most useful layman's synthesis of the debate in print.""- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;""The author's ability to cover the most important issues with economy . . . make[s] this an excellent addition to the literature, particularly useful for beginning students.""- Foreign Affairs;""Mature, confident scholarship, this is the best synthetic study of the use of the atomic bomb.""- International History Review

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Book SynopsisThe Control Agenda is a sweeping account of the history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), their rise in the Nixon and Ford administrations, their downfall under President Carter, and their powerful legacies in the Reagan years and beyond.Matthew Ambrose pays close attention to the interplay of diplomacy, domestic politics, and technology, and finds that the SALT process was a key point of reference for arguments regarding all forms of Cold War decision making. Ambrose argues elite U.S. decision makers used SALT to better manage their restive domestic populations and to exert greater control over the shape, structure, and direction of their nuclear arsenals.Ambrose also asserts that prolonged engagement with arms control issues introduced dynamic effects into nuclear policy. Arms control considerations came to influence most areas of defense decision making, while the measure of stability SALT provided allowed the examination of new and potentially dTrade ReviewAmbrose is no ideologue or partisan. He is clear that the collapse of arms-limitation negotiations would have been far worse than the flawed process. But he is clear-eyed about how efforts at arms reduction struggled in the face of stronger factors. * Survival *[A] timely, well-researched and finely articulated account on the history of the SALT process of arms control. * Sehepunkte *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Arms Control 2. Negotiation 3. Aftermath and Adaptation 4. "In Good Faith" 5. "Thinking Out Loud" 6. "Summary—Bleak" 7. INF Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City''s postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes disparate perspectives. Diehl''s analysis reveals how these atomic narratives shaped both the way Nagasaki rebuilt and the ways in which popular discourse on the atomic bombings framed the city''s experience for decades.Trade ReviewResurrecting Nagasaki deserves to be read as a foundational work on the post-atomic history of Nagasaki. * Pacific Historical Review *The book makes a significant contribution to the understudied history of Nagasaki. Resurrecting Nagasaki is an important book for anyone who is interested in nuclear history, US Japan relations, US public diplomacy, and urban studies. * Japanese Studies *A nicely written monograph—also the first in English, as it turns out—on Nagasaki the bombed, Nagasaki the resurrected, and Nagasaki the mirror image of its ghastly twinned counterpart, Hiroshima. * Kirk Center *Resurrecting Nagasaki is the first scholarly work in English on the history of Nagasaki after the atomic bombing on 9 August 1945. Chad Diehl's book is therefore a welcome first work on the topic, one that can extend the frontiers of our understanding about how people have struggled to deal with the aftermath of unprecedented devastation. It should serve as a valuable springboard for further explorations into the history of postatomic Nagasaki. * Monumenta Nipponica *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Envisioning Nagasaki 2. Coexisting in the Valley of Death 3. The "Saint" of Urakami 4. Writing Nagasaki 5. Walls of Silence 6. Ruins of Memory Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDo alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons? Atomic Assurance looks at what makes alliances sufficiently credible to prevent nuclear proliferation; how alliances can break down and so encourage nuclear proliferation; and whether security guarantors like the United States can use alliance ties to end the nuclear efforts of their allies.Alexander Lanoszka finds that military alliances are less useful in preventing allies from acquiring nuclear weapons than conventional wisdom suggests. Through intensive case studies of West Germany, Japan, and South Korea, as well as a series of smaller cases on Great Britain, France, Norway, Australia, and Taiwan, Atomic Assurance shows that it is easier to prevent an ally from initiating a nuclear program than to stop an ally that has already started one; in-theater conventional forces are crucial in making American nuclear guarantees credible; the American coercion of allies who started, or were tempted to stTrade ReviewIn case studies of West Germany, Japan, and South Korea, Lanoszka compares alternative explanations for proliferation decisions, finding support for his claims.... The analysis offered is well-reasoned. * Choice *Political scientists and historians will each find this work to be a fitting springboard for further research into nuclear proliferation and military alliances. With Atomic Assurance, Lanoszka has made a valuable contribution to the study of arms control that deserves the attention of academics and policy-makers alike. * Diplomacy & Statecraft *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. How Alliances (Mis)Manage Nuclear Proliferation 2. American Security Guarantees during the Cold War,1949–1980 3. West Germany, 1954–1970 4. Japan, 1952–1980 5. South Korea, 1968–1980 6. Nuclear Proliferation and Other American Alliances Conclusion: Understanding and Managing Alliancesin the 21st Century Notes Index

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