Uncertainty about Soviet intentions and capabilities after the launch of Sputnik required changes in U.S. strategic nuclear policy; Peter J. Roman draws from recently declassified archives to examine one of the most unstable periods in the Cold War. Roman argues that presidentia…
Uncertainty about Soviet intentions and capabilities after the launch of Sputnik required changes in U.S. strategic nuclear policy; Peter J. Roman draws from recently declassified archives to examine one of the most unstable periods in the Cold War. Roman argues that presidentia…
In 1974 India exploded an atomic device. In May 1998 the new right-wing BJP Government set off several more, encountering in the process domestic plaudits, but also international condemnation and possibly sparking a new nuclear arms race in South Asia. What explains the enthusia…
Introduction / James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy -- Japan's nuclear option / Katsuhisa Furukawa -- Will Taiwan go nuclear? / Arthur S. Ding -- Nuclear proliferation and the Middle East's security dilemma : the case of Saudi Arabia / James A. Russell -- Motivations and capabiliti…
"John F. Kennedy owed his victorious bid for the presidency - as well as his success in implementing new military and economic policies while in office - largely to his ability to exploit fears of an alleged Soviet strategic superiority, famously known as the "missile gap." Capi…
"John F. Kennedy owed his victorious bid for the presidency - as well as his success in implementing new military and economic policies while in office - largely to his ability to exploit fears of an alleged Soviet strategic superiority, famously known as the "missile gap." Capi…
Robert Wirsing examines he Indian-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir. He takes as his focus the period from the effective nuclearization of the dispute in 1998 to the arrival of US forces in the region as a consequence of international intervention in Afghanistan.
Robert Wirsing examines he Indian-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir. He takes as his focus the period from the effective nuclearization of the dispute in 1998 to the arrival of US forces in the region as a consequence of international intervention in Afghanistan.
Caldicott reveals how arms dealers have generated their profits by exploiting and promoting America's current military crisis. Focusing on the Pentagon;s resistance to nuclear disarmament, she details the Bush's administrations debt to the arms industry, the military's use of Am…
