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Arms Control - Management Or Reform?

by Lawrence Freedman

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 Originally published in 1986, although the pace of arms control negotiations has been stepped up, there is still little sign of agreement. In this paper the author examines the current negotiating effort, with particular emphasis on its implications for European security.
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The Proliferation Puzzle - Why Nuclear Weapons Spread (And What Results)

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 First published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation.
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The Nuclear Predicament - Explorations In Soviet Ideology

by Stephen Shenfield

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 Ideological debate is one component of the intellectual background to Soviet policy-making. Originally published in 1987, this paper explores how Soviet writers wrestle with the challenge to their ideology that is posed by the threat of nuclear war.
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Deterrence In The 1980s - Crisis And Dilemma

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 Originally published in 1985, this title offers analyses by leading American and Canadian scholars and decision-makers in the field of strategic studies of the current problems and dilemmas of contemporary international security with deterrence, nuclear and conventional, as the unifying conceptual theme.
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International Atomic Policy During A Decade - An Historical-Political Investigation Into The Problem Of Atomic Weapons During The Period 1945-1955

by Elis Biorklund

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 Originally published in 1956, atomic policy overshadowed political considerations in the same way that â€˜the balance of powerâ€™ had mesmerized European politicians for so long. Admiral Biorklund here makes a general survey of the whole problem.
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The Other Side Of Arms Control - Soviet Objectives In The Gorbachev Era

by Alan B. Sherr

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 How does the Soviet Union view the costs and benefits of nuclear arms control? Originally published in 1988, The Other Side of Arms Control provides an in-depth examination of this too infrequently discussed aspect of the arms race and the ongoing negotiations to halt it.
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Ethics And Nuclear Deterrence

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 Originally published in 1982, this book considers the ethical issues raised by nuclear policies and by the debate between proponents of the multilateralist/unilateralist approaches to disarmament and arms control at the time.
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Objections To Nuclear Defence - Philosophers On Deterrence

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 With the continued success of nuclear deterrence itself in question, citizens feel an urgent need to assess the clash between personal doubts, cherished principles and their governmentsâ€™ loudly voiced moral certainties. In this title, first published in 1984, philosophers of varying persuasions provide new analyses of these problems.
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Dangers Of Deterrence - Philosophers On Nuclear Strategy

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 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.
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Spatial Sound - Principles And Applications

by Bosun (South China University Of Technology) Xie

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 Spatial sound is an enhanced and immersive set of audio techniques providing sound in three-dimensional virtual space. This comprehensive handbook for researchers, graduate students and specialist engineers sets out basic principles and methods with applications ranging from cinemas to small mobile devices.
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Nuclear Playground

by Stewart Firth

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 In the late 1980s it was felt that World War III could start in the Pacific. Originally published in 1987, this book tells the story of the nuclear men in the Pacific and of those people they â€˜displacedâ€™ and irradiated. It is also about what these people and their governments had begun to do in response.
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Arms In The '80s - New Developments In The Global Arms Race

by John Turner e Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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 In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about chemical weapons?
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Countdown To Space War

by Bhupendra Jasani, Christopher Lee e Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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 Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft. These were based on land. But now there is talk of weapons in space-instant-kill beams like lasers. First published in 1984, this is mainly the story of the military use of space. It shows how the new technology could trigger nuclear world war.
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The Dynamics Of The Arms Race

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 The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the two decades prior to publication. Originally published in 1975, this symposium examines the dynamics of change within the arms race and the attempts at controlling and limiting it.
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The Logic Of Nuclear Terror

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 Originally published in 1987, this title presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time. The outstanding group of international contributors to this volume include both proponents and critics of current doctrine.
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Nuclear-Free Zones

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 There is growing interest world wide in nuclear-free zones. Originally published in 1987, this book explores the question of what constitutes a nuclear-free zone and charts the progress of the movement to establish them.
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Australia And Nuclear War

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 Originally published in 1983, this book presents the upshot of deliberations from a conference organised by the Australian National University to examine the whole issue of nuclear war and its implications for Australia, including unforgettable illustrations of some of the consequences of nuclear war.
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Verification - How Much Is Enough?

by Allan S. Krass e Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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 Originally published in 1985, the level of anxiety and suspicion between the USA and the USSR had rarely been higher. Many advocates of arms control believed that effective verification would reduce tensions and lessen the risk of war. This book analyses the two main issues of verification.
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Uranium Enrichment And Nuclear Weapon Proliferation

by Allan S. Krass, Boelie Elzen, Peter Boskma, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute e Wim A. Smit

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 Originally published in 1983, this book presents both the technical and political information necessary to evaluate the emerging threat to world security posed by recent advances in uranium enrichment technology.
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation And Global Security

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 The nuclear non-proliferation treaty had recently undergone its third formal review by its signatories, who had assessed its effectiveness and considered how it might better be implemented. This book, first published in 1987, examines the whole range of issues connected with nuclear non-proliferation and the treaty.
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The Nuclear Confrontation In Europe

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 First published in 1985, this book explores the nuclear confrontation between East and West in Europe: where we stand, how we got there and what the future may hold. Its concluding chapter outlines the prospects for nuclear arms control in Europe, and it frames the debate over NATO strategy and the role of nuclear weapons in the years ahead.
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Non-Proliferation - The Why And The Wherefore

by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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 First published in 1985, this book examines the situation in a number of countries of key importance for non-proliferation: the two nuclear-weapon states which have declined to join the 1968 NPT; a group of nuclear â€˜thresholdâ€™ states remaining outside the Treaty; and a group of states, both developed and developing, who have joined.
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Safeguarding The Atom - A Critical Appraisal

by David Fischer e Paul Szasz

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 Safeguards play a key role in verifying the effectiveness of restraints on the spread of nuclear weapons. Originally published in 1985, this book is a study of the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency, an important element of the non-proliferation regime.
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No-First-Use

by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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 First use of nuclear weapons has come under challenge from many different directions: church synods, international lawyers, in debates at the UN, and from strategic thinkers. First published in 1984, this book takes stock for and against no-first-use and examines the political, military and arms control implications of such a commitment.
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