Atomic Anxiety Deterrence, Taboo and the Non-Use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sauer, Frank
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2015, 2015
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice
Physical Description:VII, 207 p online resource
ISBN:9781137533746