First use of nuclear weapons : under the Constitution, who decides?
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First use of nuclear weapons : under the Constitution, who decides?
（Contributions in legal studies, no. 38）
Greenwood Press, c1987
- lib. bdg. : alk. pap
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Based on a symposium held at Airlie House, Virginia, in Nov., 1985, and sponsored by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control (LANAC)
Bibliography: p. [233]-242
Includes index
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Description
It is usually asssumed, in doomsday scenarios, that it is the President of the United States who will be called upon to push--or not to push--the nuclear button in response to Russian attacks upon NATO or other allies. But does the president in fact have the power to do this without a declaration of war or other congressional approval? In First Use of Nuclear Weapons, ten eminent legal scholars and congressional experts debate this question, focusing on Dr. Jeremy T. Stone's proposal for a congressional leadership committee to approve presidential requests for authority to order such an attack. Encompassing a wide political spectrum of debate, this volume offers important new insights on an issue of the utmost national urgency.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction by P. Raven-Hansen Part I: Rethinking Presidential First Use Part II: Allocating Nuclear War Powers Under the Constitution Part III: The Form of Congressional Participation Part IV: Problems of Implementation of Congressional Control Bibliography by E. DeLashmitt Index About the Contributors
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