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The Arms Race in an Era of Negotiations

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. David Carlton

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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  2. Carlo Schaerf

    1. University of Rome II, Italy

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Strategic Realities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Logic of Nuclear Strategy: The US Orientation to Counterforce

      • Earl C. Ravenal
      Pages 3-19

    3. The Problem of the Nuclear First-Use Option

      • Cui Liru
      Pages 20-25

    4. The Geopolitics of Strategic Defence

      • Earl C. Ravenal
      Pages 26-48

    5. The Nuclear Strategies of Medium Powers with Nuclear Arms

      • Zhang Jianzhi
      Pages 49-58

    6. The Problem of Extended Deterrence in NATO

      • Jane M. O. Sharp
      Pages 59-70

  3. Current Global Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Minimum Deterrence and International Security

      • Richard H. Ullman
      Pages 73-99

    3. Nuclear Cruise Missiles: The Problem of Verification

      • Kosta Tsipis
      Pages 100-114

    4. The Quest for International Disarmament and the Role of Second-Rank Nuclear-Weapon States

      • Tinwei Huang, Yiyan Li, Ling Wang
      Pages 115-125

    5. A Nuclear Test Ban: A Soviet Scientist’s Viewpoint

      • V. I. Goldanskii
      Pages 126-140

    6. Stability and Verifiability of the Nuclear Balance After Deep Reductions

      • Harold A. Feiveson, Frank von Hippel
      Pages 141-178

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 257-265
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The countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact have begun to negotiate for nuclear and conventional arms reductions. The world is no longer bipolar, as the arsenals of China, France and Britain become more significant. This book looks at strategic realities and current global and European problems.

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  • University of Warwick, UK

    David Carlton

  • University of Rome II, Italy

    Carlo Schaerf

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