Eliminating Nuclear Weapons - The Role of Missile Defense

This is an up-to-date analysis of the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons. It considers the range of nuclear weapon states (USA, UK, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and likely Iran) and systematically examines the theory of deterrence.

About the author

Tom Sauer teaches International Politics at the University of Antwerp. He is the author of two books, Nuclear Arms Control and Nuclear Inertia: US Nuclear Weapons Policy after the Cold War, has studied at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) and been a Research Fellow at Harvard University. Professor Sauer is also a member of Pugwash, a lobby group that seeks to reduce armed conflict and to find solutions to global security threats.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Sauer
• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2011
• EAN: 9780199327539
• ISBN: 978-0-19-932753-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 223 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education