The Resource The nuclear taboo : the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945, Nina Tannenwald, (electronic resource)
The nuclear taboo : the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945, Nina Tannenwald, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of 'deterrence' in favour of what she calls a nuclear taboo - a widespread inhibition on using nuclear weapons - which has arisen in global politics. Drawing on newly released archival sources, Tannenwald traces the rise of the nuclear taboo, the forces that produced it, and its influence, particularly on US leaders. She analyzes four critical instances where US leaders considered using nuclear weapons (Japan 1945, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War 1991) and examines how the nuclear taboo has repeatedly dissuaded US and other world leaders from resorting to these 'ultimate weapons'. Through a systematic analysis, Tannenwald challenges conventional conceptions of deterrence and offers a compelling argument on the moral bases of nuclear restraint as well as an important insight into how nuclear war can be avoided in the future.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 449 pages)
- Contents
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- 1. Introduction: the tradition of nuclear non-use
- 2. Explaining non-use
- 3. Hiroshima and the origins of the nuclear taboo
- 4. The Korean War: the emerging taboo
- 5. The rise of the nuclear taboo, 1953-1960
- 6. Nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
- 7. Institutionalizing the taboo, 1960-1989
- 8. The 1991 Gulf War
- 9. The taboo in the post-Cold War world
- 10. Conclusion: the prospects for the nuclear taboo
- Isbn
- 9780511491726
- Label
- The nuclear taboo : the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945
- Title
- The nuclear taboo
- Title remainder
- the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945
- Statement of responsibility
- Nina Tannenwald
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of 'deterrence' in favour of what she calls a nuclear taboo - a widespread inhibition on using nuclear weapons - which has arisen in global politics. Drawing on newly released archival sources, Tannenwald traces the rise of the nuclear taboo, the forces that produced it, and its influence, particularly on US leaders. She analyzes four critical instances where US leaders considered using nuclear weapons (Japan 1945, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War 1991) and examines how the nuclear taboo has repeatedly dissuaded US and other world leaders from resorting to these 'ultimate weapons'. Through a systematic analysis, Tannenwald challenges conventional conceptions of deterrence and offers a compelling argument on the moral bases of nuclear restraint as well as an important insight into how nuclear war can be avoided in the future.--
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- Tannenwald, Nina
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
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- Cambridge studies in international relations
- Cambridge books online
- Series volume
- 87
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nuclear weapons
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Label
- The nuclear taboo : the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945, Nina Tannenwald, (electronic resource)
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- online resource
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- cr
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- Contents
- 1. Introduction: the tradition of nuclear non-use -- 2. Explaining non-use -- 3. Hiroshima and the origins of the nuclear taboo -- 4. The Korean War: the emerging taboo -- 5. The rise of the nuclear taboo, 1953-1960 -- 6. Nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War -- 7. Institutionalizing the taboo, 1960-1989 -- 8. The 1991 Gulf War -- 9. The taboo in the post-Cold War world -- 10. Conclusion: the prospects for the nuclear taboo
- Control code
- CR9780511491726
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 449 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511491726
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)776974002
- Label
- The nuclear taboo : the United States and the non-use of nuclear weapons since 1945, Nina Tannenwald, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: the tradition of nuclear non-use -- 2. Explaining non-use -- 3. Hiroshima and the origins of the nuclear taboo -- 4. The Korean War: the emerging taboo -- 5. The rise of the nuclear taboo, 1953-1960 -- 6. Nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War -- 7. Institutionalizing the taboo, 1960-1989 -- 8. The 1991 Gulf War -- 9. The taboo in the post-Cold War world -- 10. Conclusion: the prospects for the nuclear taboo
- Control code
- CR9780511491726
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 449 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511491726
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)776974002
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