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Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?

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Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?

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tzhao3 Wed, 08/07/2013 - 11:58

Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?

Edited by Mr. Henry D. Sokolski, Dr. Bruno Tertrais.

At the height of the Cultural Revolution a Chinese long-range nuclear missile is fired within the country, and the nuclear warhead it is carrying detonates. A French nuclear device is exploded in Algeria during a coup there. The Soviet empire has collapsed, and shots are fired at a Russian crowd intent on rushing a nuclear weapons-laden plane straining to remove a stash of nuclear weapons to a safer locale. Pakistani civilian governments are routinely pushed aside by a powerful, nuclear-armed military that observers worry might yet itself fall prey to a faction willing to seize a portion of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. This volume reveals previously unknown details on each case and teases out what is to be learned. This book is ideal not only for policymakers and analysts, but for historians and teachers as well.

Reclaiming Strategic Stability

tzhao3 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:02:29 +0000

Reclaiming Strategic Stability

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tzhao3 Thu, 03/07/2013 - 17:02

Reclaiming Strategic Stability

James Acton

February 5, 2013 Strategic Studies Institute

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When Empire Meets Nationalism. Power Politics in the US and Russia

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When Empire Meets Nationalism. Power Politics in the US and Russia

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Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/06/2013 - 11:06

This innovative study presents an in-depth political and sociological analysis of the internal power politics and imperial forms developed by the Russian neo-eurasianists and the neo-conservatives in the United States. It traces the growth of nationalism and the concept of 'Empire' in relation to the ideologies and foreign policy of both Russia and the USA.

Beginning with a genealogy of the two movements, the authors present the intricacy of imperial rhetoric and nationalist ideologies in modern states compared with the distinctive definition of Empire as a politico-historical form. The extent to which these ideas have shaped the foreign policy of Russia and the USA is then related to events in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The analysis of each case provides a better understanding of the imperial character of these foreign policies in relation to their nationalist foundations.

The combination of political theory and geopolitics makes this cutting-edge research a must read to all interested in the evolving discourse surrounding Empire.

http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754678052

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WHEN EMPIRE MEETS NATIONALISM.
POWER POLITICS IN THE US AND RUSSIA
BY DIDIER CHAUDET, FLORENT PARMENTIER & BENOÎT PELOPIDAS
Ashgate, 2009, pp. 226, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7805-2

Atomic Assistance: How “Atoms for Peace” Programs Cause Nuclear Insecurity

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Atomic Assistance: How “Atoms for Peace” Programs Cause Nuclear Insecurity

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Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:53

Nuclear technology is dual use in nature, meaning that it can be used to produce nuclear energy or to build nuclear weapons. Despite security concerns about proliferation, the United States and other nuclear nations have regularly shared with other countries nuclear technology, materials, and knowledge for peaceful purposes. In Atomic Assistance, Matthew Fuhrmann argues that governments use peaceful nuclear assistance as a tool of economic statecraft. Nuclear suppliers hope that they can reap the benefits of foreign aid-improving relationships with their allies, limiting the influence of their adversaries, enhancing their energy security by gaining favorable access to oil supplies-without undermining their security. By providing peaceful nuclear assistance, however, countries inadvertently help spread nuclear weapons.

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Atomic Assistance: How “Atoms for Peace” Programs Cause Nuclear Insecurity, Cornell University Press, 2012

The Nuclear Renaissance and International Security

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The Nuclear Renaissance and International Security

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Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:43

Interest in nuclear energy has surged in recent years, yet there are risks that accompany the global diffusion of nuclear power—especially the possibility that the spread of nuclear energy will facilitate nuclear weapons proliferation. In this book, leading experts analyze the tradeoffs associated with nuclear energy and put the nuclear renaissance in historical context, evaluating both the causes and the strategic effects of nuclear energy development.

They probe critical issues relating to the nuclear renaissance, including if and how peaceful nuclear programs contribute to nuclear weapons proliferation, whether the diffusion of nuclear technologies lead to an increase in the trafficking of nuclear materials, and under what circumstances the diffusion of nuclear technologies and latent nuclear weapons capabilities can influence international stability and conflict. The book will help scholars and policymakers understand why countries are pursuing nuclear energy and evaluate whether this is a trend we should welcome or fear.

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Adam N. Stulberg and Matthew Fuhrmann, eds., The Nuclear Renaissance and International Security (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2013).

Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age

tzhao3 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:06:44 +0000

Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age

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Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age

Francis J. Gavin

Cornell University Press | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

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RUSSIA AND THE DILEMMAS OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

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RUSSIA AND THE DILEMMAS OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

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Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 11/17/2012 - 20:32

This book embraces the topics analyzed under the joint project implemented by the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Inc. (NTI) and titled “Russia and the Deep Nuclear Disarmament”.

This research report was commissioned by the Nuclear Security Project (NSP) of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). For more information see the NSP website at http://www.nuclear security.org. The views expressed in this paper are entirely the authors' own and not those of the IMEMO or NSP.

The book is intended for specialists in international relations and security and the public in general.

To view IMEMO RAN publications, please visit our website at http://www.imemo.ru

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Rus 95 Russia and the Dilemmas of Nuclear Disarmament / Eds. A.G. Arbatov, V.Z.Dvorkin, S.K.Oznobishchev. – M.: IMEMO RAN, 2012. – 264 p. ISBN 978-5-9535-0330-3

NUCLEAR RESET: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation

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NUCLEAR RESET: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation

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Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 11/17/2012 - 20:16

The book has been written by leading Russian military and disarmament experts within the framework of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Nonproliferation program. The authors focus on nuclear arms and strategies, and the reduction and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as on a broad spectrum of related issues, such as: banning nuclear tests, prohibiting the production of fissile materials, preventing the weaponization of space, and introducing controls on precision-guided weapons.

The book will be of interest to experts in international relations and security, as well as to a broader readership.

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Nuclear Reset: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation / Ed. by Alexei Arbatov and Vladimir Dvorkin; English version ed. by Natalia Bubnova; Carnegie Moscow Center. – Moscow, 2012. 523 p.

ISBN 978-5-905046-20-9

The China–India Nuclear Crossroads

tzhao3 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:22:00 +0000

The China–India Nuclear Crossroads

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tzhao3 Wed, 09/26/2012 - 00:22

The China–India Nuclear Crossroads

Lora Saalman

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

tzhao3 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:31:37 +0000

Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

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tzhao3 Mon, 09/03/2012 - 18:31

Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

Tad Daley

Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-5352-8
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4661-2
Pages: 288 pages
Publication Date: May 2010