Cirincione Nuclear Nightmares

Securing the World Before It Is Too Late
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-53576-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

The thinking and leadership we need to avoid an irreversible tragedy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cirincione, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Ausrüstung & Waffen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPart I. Policy1. Promise2. Legacy3. PivotPart II. Nightmares4. Arsenals and Accidents5. Calculating Armageddon6. Exploding Budgets7. The 95 Percent8. The Most Dangerous Country on EarthPart III. Solutions9. Posture and Proliferation10. The End of Proliferation11. FoundationsAppendix A. Remarks by President Barack ObamaAppendix B. Statement by President Barack Obama on the Release of Nuclear Posture ReviewAppendix C. Remarks by President Barack Obama at the United Nations Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear DisarmamentAppendix D. Excerpts from President Barack Obama's State of the Union AddressAppendix E. Remarks by President Barack Obama at New START Treaty Signing CeremonyAppendix F. Ploughshares FundAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Leseproben

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Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Cirincione is president of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, and the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats. He serves on the secretary of state's International Security Advisory Board and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Please visit his web site at www.nuclearnightmaresbook.com.