The tradition of non-use of nuclear weapons

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The tradition of non-use of nuclear weapons

T.V. Paul

Stanford Security Studies, c2009

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Bibliography: p. 277-304

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780804761314

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Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, no state has unleashed nuclear weapons. What explains this? According to the author, the answer lies in a prohibition inherent in the tradition of non-use, a time-honored obligation that has been adhered to by all nuclear states-thanks to a consensus view that use would have a catastrophic impact on humankind, the environment, and the reputation of the user. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the nuclear policies of the U.S., Russia, China, the UK, France, India, Israel, and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. It examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars, and explores the tradition's implications for nuclear non-proliferation regimes, deterrence theory, and policy. And it concludes by discussing the future of the tradition in the current global security environment.

Table of Contents

Contents Chapter I: Introduction 000 Chapter II: Bases of the Tradition of Non-use 000 Chapter III: The United States and the Tradition I: The Truman and Eisenhower Years (1945-1960) 000 Chapter IV: The United States and the Tradition II: Kennedy to Clinton (1960-2002) 000 Chapter V: Russia, the UK, France, China and the Tradition 000 Chapter VI: The Second-Generation Nuclear States: Israel, India, Pakistan and the Tradition 000 Chapter VII: Non-nuclear States, the Tradition, and Limited Wars 000 Chapter VIII: The Tradition and the Nonproliferation Regime 000 Chapter IX: Changing U.S. Policies and the Tradition 000 Chapter X: Conclusions 000 Select Bibliography 000 Index000
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: pbk ISBN 9780804761321

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Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, no state has unleashed nuclear weapons. What explains this? According to the author, the answer lies in a prohibition inherent in the tradition of non-use, a time-honored obligation that has been adhered to by all nuclear states-thanks to a consensus view that use would have a catastrophic impact on humankind, the environment, and the reputation of the user. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the nuclear policies of the U.S., Russia, China, the UK, France, India, Israel, and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. It examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars, and explores the tradition's implications for nuclear non-proliferation regimes, deterrence theory, and policy. And it concludes by discussing the future of the tradition in the current global security environment.

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