Nuclear Weapons into the 21st Century

Current Trends and Future Prospects

Author(s): Moonis Ahmar, Morten Bremer Maerli, Thanos P. Dokos, Nicolas Kasprzyk, Bhashyam Kasturi, Joachim Krause, Satu P. Limaye, Tom Sauer, Josefine Wallat, Andreas Wenger, Simone Wisotzki, Zheng Wang
Editor(s): Joachim Krause, Andreas Wenger, with the assistance of Lisa Watanabe
Publisher(s): Peter Lang, Bern, Switzerland
Other issuing bodies: Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
ISBN: 3-906767-93-0
Date of publication: 2001
Volume number: 8
Issue number: 1
Format: PDF
Pages: 252
Available for purchase: Yes
URL: www.peterlang.com
Series: Studies in Contemporary History and Security Policy

Description: With the end of the Cold War, many observers had expressed the hope that the role of nuclear weapons in shaping the international system would become less relevant. Yet more than a decade on, nuclear weapons continue to shape the conduct of world politics. A consensus on how best to ensure global stability no longer exists. As a result, global arms control and non-proliferation regimes are widely perceived to be in a state of crisis. It is against this backdrop that this book addresses the future of nuclear weapons in four broad areas: the impasses in arms control; the role of nuclear weapons in strategic thinking and military doctrine; the impact of nuclear weapons on regional balances; and the present challenges and future prospects of nuclear non-proliferation.

General note: This book offers a selection of papers presented at the 2000 New Faces Conferences in Chexbres, Switzerland. © 2001 Peter Lang AG
Bibliographic note: Includes biographical information on the contributors.


Chapter/Sections:

• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• General Introduction
• The Crisis in Nuclear Arms Control
• Managing Excess Nuclear Materials in Russia
• The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Strategic Thinking and Military Doctrines in the 1990s: The United States
• The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Strategic Thinking and Military Doctrines: Russia
• Nuclear Weapons Policy in Britain and France
• The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Strategic Thinking and Military Doctrines: China
• The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Strategic Thinking and Military Doctrines: India
• Nuclear Weapons and Regional Security: A Case Study of South Asia
• Nuclear Weapons and Regional Security in East Asia
• The Future of the Global Consensus on Nuclear Non-proliferation
• Nuclear Non-proliferation and Regional Changing Strategic Balance
• About the Authors
• Agenda and Participants at the New Faces Conference 2000