Dangers of Deterrence - Philosophers on Nuclear Strategy

Klappentext Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it. Yet it is nuclear deterrence that we are relying on to shield us from war. In this book, originally published in 1983, philosophers go behind the rhetoric of the nuclear debate and analyse the dangers of deterrence. Zusammenfassung Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it. Yet it is nuclear deterrence that we are relying on to shield us from war. In this book, originally published in 1983, philosophers go behind the rhetoric of the nuclear debate and analyse the dangers of deterrence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. Introduction: A Sceptical Look at the Nuclear Debate Nigel Blake and Kay Pole . Deterrence, Provocation and the Martian Temperament Mary Midgley . Unilateralism: A Clausewitzian Reform? Ken Booth . Nuclear Blackmail Jeff McMahan . Proliferation and the Nature of Deterrence Barrie Paskins . Games Theory and the Nuclear Arms Race Nicholas Measor . Three Main Fallacies in Discussions of Nuclear Weapons W. B. Gallie . Index.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Pole Blake
• Assisted by: Nigel Blake (Editor), Blake Nigel (Editor), Kay Pole (Editor), Pole Kay (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367535131
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53513-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Philosophy, Politics & government, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution