Britain, NATO and Nuclear Weapons: Alternative Defence Versus Alliance Reform
Author:   Ken Booth ,  John Baylis
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1989 ed.
ISBN:  

9780333434048


Pages:   374
Publication Date:   13 January 1989
Format:   Paperback
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Britain, NATO and Nuclear Weapons: Alternative Defence Versus Alliance Reform


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This examination of nuclear arms control and defence contains two papers that present opposing sides of the current debate. Nuclear deterrence, Britain's defence budget, the state of Anglo-American relations, NATO strategies and Mr Gorbachev's security arrangements in Europe proposals are discussed. Ken Booth's previous publications include ""American Thinking About Peace and War"" (co-editor), ""Contemporary Strategy: Theories and policies"" (with John Baylis) and ""The Military Instrument in Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917-1972"". John Baylis' previous publications include ""Alternative Approaches to British Defence Policy"" (editor), ""Nuclear War and Nuclear Peace"" (joint author) and ""Soviet Strategy"" (co-editor).

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Author:   Ken Booth ,  John Baylis
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1989 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.493kg
ISBN:  

9780333434048


ISBN 10:   0333434048
Pages:   374
Publication Date:   13 January 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Alternative defence, Ken Booth: a debate to be won; what is wrong with Britain's existing defence policy?; towards a stable peace; towards a non-provocative defence policy; criticisms of a non-nuclear defence policy. Part 2 Alliance reform, John Baylis: nuclear deterrence and the preservation of peace; how valid are the criticisms of nuclear deterrence?; the political problems of non-nuclear strategies; the military problems of non-nuclear strategies; towards a new strategic concept for NATO; towards a broader conception of security.

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