When proliferation causes peace : the psychology of nuclear crises

Author(s)

• Cohen, Michael D., PhD.

Bibliographic Information

When proliferation causes peace : the psychology of nuclear crises

Michael D. Cohen

Georgetown University Press, c2017

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-263) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Does state acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to stability and peace or instability and crises? This is one of the great debates in international relations scholarship. Michael D. Cohen argues that nuclear weapons acquisition often does dangerously embolden the acquiring state to undertake coercion and aggression, but that this behavior moderates over time as leaders learn the dangers and limitations of nuclear coercion. This book examines the historical cases of the Soviet Union and Pakistan in depth and also looks at mini-cases involving the United States, China, and India. This book broadens our understanding of how leaders and states behave when they acquire nuclear weapons and is important reading for scholars and students of international relations, security studies, and political psychology.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Psychology, Nuclear Crisis, and Foreign Policy3. The Soviet Union, 1956-19624. Pakistan, 1998-20025. Further Tests: Kennedy, Vajpayee, Nixon, and Mao6. Conclusion: When Proliferation Causes PeaceBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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Details

• NCID: BB29575504
• ISBN:
  • 9781626164949
• LCCN: 2017002309
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 289 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JZ5675
  • DC23 : 327.1/747
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Nuclear crisis control
  • LCSH : Nuclear weapons -- Government policy
  • LCSH : Nuclear nonproliferation
  • LCSH : International relations