Title U.S. nuclear weapons policy : confronting today's threats / George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba, editors ; foreword by William J. Perry

Published Stanford, Calif. : Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif. ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2006] ©2006

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Description xi, 340 pages ; 23 cm Contents Foreword / William J. Perry -- Preface -- A world of risk: the current environment for U.S. nuclear weapons policy / Christopher F. Chyba and Karthika Sasikumar -- Deterrence, preventive war, and preemption / David Holloway -- The nuclear nonproliferation regime and its history / George Bunn -- New challenges to the nonproliferation regime / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Strategies for tackling proliferation challenges / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Defenses against nuclear attack on the United States / W. K. H. Panofsky and Dean A. Wilkening -- Assessing the United States' nuclear posture / Roger Speed and Michael May -- U.S. nuclear weapons policies for a new era / George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba 1 A world of risk : the current environment for U.S. nuclear weapons policy / Christopher F. Chyba and Karthika Sasikumar -- 2 Deterrence, preventive war, and preemption / David Holloway -- 3 The nuclear nonproliferation regime and its history / George Bunn -- 4 New challenges to the nonproliferation regime / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun and George Bunn -- 5 Strategies for tackling proliferation challenges / Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun and George Bunn -- 6 Defenses against nuclear attack on the United States / W. K. H. Panofsky and Dean A. Wilkening -- 7 Assessing the United States' nuclear posture / Roger Speed and Michael May -- 8 U.S. nuclear weapons policies for a new era / George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba Foreword -- William J. Perry -- Preface -- A world of risk: the current environment for U.S. nuclear weapons policy -- Christopher F. Chyba and Karthika Sasikumar -- Deterrence, preventive war, and preemption -- David Holloway -- The nuclear nonproliferation regime and its history -- George Bunn -- New challenges to the nonproliferation regime -- Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Strategies for tackling proliferation challenges -- Christopher F. Chyba, Chaim Braun, and George Bunn -- Defenses against nuclear attack on the United States -- W. K. H. Panofsky and Dean A. Wilkening -- Assessing the United States's nuclear posture -- Roger Speed and Michael May -- U.S. nuclear weapons policies for a new era -- George Bunn and Christopher F. Chyba Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Nuclear weapons -- United States. World politics -- 21st century. SUBJECT United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 Author Bunn, George, 1925- Chyba, Christopher F. Perry, William James, 1927- Stanford University. Center for International Security and Cooperation. LC no. 2006020949 ISBN 0815713657 9780815713654

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