Arms Control and Nuclear Weapons

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Arms Control and Nuclear Weapons U.S. Policies and the National Interest

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Edited by W. Gary Nichols and Milton L. Boykin

ISBN: 0-313-25389-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25389-8

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147 pages, bibliog.

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/9/1987

List Price: $89.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Military Studies » Military & Politics

Series Title: Contributions in Military Studies

Series Number: 59

Description: This wide-ranging collection of essays establishes a historical framework for understanding the evolution and current state of U.S. and Soviet policies toward arms control as it details the course of arms control negotiations between the two "superpowers". In addition, it treats arms control, nuclear armaments, and strategic considerations from a variety of perspectives, examining the social and moral aspects as well as political and economic considerations.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction by George M. Seignious, II
Part I: The Future of Arms Control
American-Soviet Arms Control Negotiations by Kenneth Adelman
An Analysis of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by Molly Ravenel
A Critique of American-Soviet Arms Control Negotiations by Milton L. Boykin
Part II: U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Weapons Policy
Nuclear Weapons Policy of the USSR by Raymond Garthoff
Nuclear Weapons Policy of the U.S. by Larry H. Addinton
NATO, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control by Edward B. Davis
A Critique of Nuclear Weapons Policy by Jack R. Perry
Part III: Nuclear Deterrence and American National Interest
Options for U.S. National Security Policy by Mark Garrison
How Manageable is Nuclear Proliferation? by Dagobert L. Brito and Michael D. Intriligator
The Need for a Nuclear Freeze by Steven Hoffius
A Critique of Nuclear Deterrence by Jamie W. Moore
Conclusion by William Gary Nichols and Milton Lee Boykin
Index

LC Card Number: 86-29429

LCC Class: JX1974

Dewey Class: 327.1


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