The Resource Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom, Elaine Scarry
Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom, Elaine Scarry
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- Summary
- In this incisive, masterfully argued new book, award-winning social theorist Elaine Scarry demonstrates that the power of one leader to obliterate millions of people with a nuclear weapon--a possibility that remains very real even in the wake of the Cold War--deeply violates our constitutional rights, undermines the social contract, and is fundamentally at odds with the deliberative principles of democracy. According to the Constitution, the decision to go to war requires rigorous testing by both Congress and the citizenry; when a leader can single-handedly decide to deploy a nuclear weapon, we live in a state of "thermonuclear monarchy, " not democracy. The danger of nuclear weapons comes from potential accidents or acquisition by terrorists, hackers, or rogue countries. But the gravest danger comes from the mistaken idea that there exists some case compatible with legitimate governance
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 582 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393080087
- Label
- Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom
- Title
- Thermonuclear monarchy
- Title remainder
- choosing between democracy and doom
- Statement of responsibility
- Elaine Scarry
- Subject
-
- Constitutional law -- United States
- Democracy -- United States
- Nuclear disarmament -- United States
- Civil society -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this incisive, masterfully argued new book, award-winning social theorist Elaine Scarry demonstrates that the power of one leader to obliterate millions of people with a nuclear weapon--a possibility that remains very real even in the wake of the Cold War--deeply violates our constitutional rights, undermines the social contract, and is fundamentally at odds with the deliberative principles of democracy. According to the Constitution, the decision to go to war requires rigorous testing by both Congress and the citizenry; when a leader can single-handedly decide to deploy a nuclear weapon, we live in a state of "thermonuclear monarchy, " not democracy. The danger of nuclear weapons comes from potential accidents or acquisition by terrorists, hackers, or rogue countries. But the gravest danger comes from the mistaken idea that there exists some case compatible with legitimate governance
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Scarry, Elaine
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nuclear disarmament
- Nuclear weapons
- Nuclear weapons
- Nuclear weapons
- Civil society
- Democracy
- Constitutional law
- Label
- Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom, Elaine Scarry
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17279963
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 582 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393080087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)783163686
- Label
- Thermonuclear monarchy : choosing between democracy and doom, Elaine Scarry
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17279963
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 582 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393080087
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)783163686
Subject
- Constitutional law -- United States
- Democracy -- United States
- Nuclear disarmament -- United States
- Civil society -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects -- United States
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States
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