The Nuclear Taboo
The United States and the Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons Since 1945, Ausgezeichnet: Lepgold Book Prize 2008
(Sprache: Englisch)
An examination of why the United States has not used nuclear weapons since 1945.
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An examination of why the United States has not used nuclear weapons since 1945.
Klappentext zu „The Nuclear Taboo “
Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of 'deterrence' in favour of what she calls a nuclear taboo - a widespread inhibition on using nuclear weapons - which has arisen in global politics. Drawing on newly released archival sources, Tannenwald traces the rise of the nuclear taboo, the forces that produced it, and its influence, particularly on US leaders. She analyzes four critical instances where US leaders considered using nuclear weapons (Japan 1945, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War 1991) and examines how the nuclear taboo has repeatedly dissuaded US and other world leaders from resorting to these 'ultimate weapons'. Through a systematic analysis, Tannenwald challenges conventional conceptions of deterrence and offers a compelling argument on the moral bases of nuclear restraint as well as an important insight into how nuclear war can be avoided in the future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Nuclear Taboo “
1. Introduction: the tradition of nuclear non-use; 2. Explaining non-use; 3. Hiroshima and the origins of the nuclear taboo; 4. The Korean War: the emerging taboo; 5. The rise of the nuclear taboo, 1953-1960; 6. Nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War; 7. Institutionalizing the taboo, 1960-1989; 8. The 1991 Gulf War; 9. The taboo in the post-Cold War world; 10. Conclusion: the prospects for the nuclear taboo.
Autoren-Porträt von Nina Tannenwald
Tannenwald, NinaNina Tannenwald is associate research professor at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nina Tannenwald
- 2007, 472 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 0521524288
- ISBN-13: 9780521524285
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.08.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Nuclear Taboo “
‘Nina Tannenwald has written a powerful and provocative book examining the influence of ethical norms on U.S. leaders' nuclear weapons decisions. Her thesis that a nuclear taboo has taken hold will be widely read and hotly debated in both university classrooms and inside defense ministries in all nuclear nations.’ Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University
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