Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World

by John Baylis (Editor), Robert O'Neill (Editor)

Overview

In recent years, a major debate has emerged over the future role of nuclear weapons in world politics. Focusing attention on the role of nuclear weapons in the post-cold war world, this book argues that unlike the debates which emerged during the cold war period, the contemporary debate has taken place largely in private, with only limited involvement by the general public. Contributions from leading academics take up key themes that have emerged in the controversy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296249
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/02/2000
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

University of Wales

All Souls College, Oxford

Table of Contents

Preface: The Contemporary Debate about Nuclear Weapons, John Baylis and Robert ONeill1. To Confuse Ourselves: Nuclear Fallacies, Colin Gray2. The Unavoidable Importance of Nuclear Weapons, George Quester3. Aspiration, Realism and Practical Policy, Michael Quinlan4. Eliminators, Marginalists and the Politics of Disarmament, Lawrence Freedman5. Nuclear Weapons, Prudence and Morality: The Search for a# Third Way, John Baylis6. Nuclear Weapons and the Post-Cold War Middle East: Business as Usual, Efraim Karsh7. The South Asian Nuclear Challenge, Ramesh Thakur8. Nuclear Disarmament: The Case for Incrimentalism, Harald Müller9. The Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Michael McGwire10. Reflecting on War in the 21st Century: The Context for Nuclear Abolition, Robert McNamara11. At the End of a Journey: The Risks of Cold War Thinking in a New Era, Lee Butler12. Weapons of the Under Dog, Robert ONeillAppendix 1: Prepared Statement on the Future of Nuclear Deterrence, Walter B. SlocombeAppendix 2: Legality of the use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Confict, International Court of Justice, The HagueAppendix 3: 1996 Pronouncement on Nuclear Weapons, Michael QuinlanAppendix 4: Executive Summary, Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons