Thinking about the Unthinkable in a Highly Proliferated World

Thinking about the Unthinkable in a Highly Proliferated World

by Michael DyerIan Williams Clark Murdock and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 05/08/2016

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For decades, the United States has led the effort to stem the spread of nuclear weapons, both among potential adversaries and among its allies and partners. The current state of deterrence and of the nonproliferation regime, however, is open to many doubts. What happens if the nonproliferation regime should break down altogether? What happens if extended deterrence should fail, and allies no longer believe in the credibility of the U.S. nuclear umbrella? What happens when the world has not 9 but 11, 15, 18, or even more nuclear powers? This study explores how such a world might function and what it would mean for our present conceptions of deterrence, for the place of the United States in the international order, and for international order itself.

ISBN:
9781442259706
9781442259706
Category:
International relations
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
05-08-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Ian Williams

Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News, based in Russia (1992-1995) and then Asia (1995-2006). He then joined NBC News as Asia Correspondent (2006-2015), when he was based in Bangkok and Beijing. As well as reporting from China over the last 25 years, he has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. He won an Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. He is currently a doctoral student in the War Studies department at King's College, London, focusing on cyber issues.

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