Author : S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arms race
ISBN : 9971694433
Dangerous Deterrent
S. Paul Kapur
Dangerous Deterrent
Dangerous Deterrent Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Dangerous Deterrent book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
South Asian Security and International Nuclear Order
Mario Esteban Carranza
Author : Mario Esteban Carranza
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0754675416
South Asian Security and International Nuclear Order by Mario Esteban Carranza Pdf
Mario Carranza studies in depth the linkages between Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations and the International Nuclear Order. He critically analyzes the de facto recognition by the United States of India and Pakistan as nuclear weapon states and looks at the impact of that recognition on the International Nuclear Order and its linchpin, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Deterrence
Thom Brooks
Author : Thom Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351944991
Deterrence by Thom Brooks Pdf
Deterrence is a theory which claims that punishment is justified through preventing future crimes, and is one of the oldest and most powerful theories about punishment. The argument that punishment ought to secure crime reduction occupies a central place in criminal justice policy and is the site for much debate. Should the state deter offenders through the threat of punishment? What available evidence is there about the effectiveness of deterrence? Is deterrence even possible? This volume brings together the leading work on deterrence from the dominant international figures in the field. Deterrence is examined from various critical perspectives, including its diversity, relation with desert, the relation of deterrence with incapacitation and prevention, the role deterrence has played in debates over the death penalty, and deterrence and corporate crime.
Nonproliferation Policy and Nuclear Posture
Neil Narang,Erik Gartzke,Matthew Kroenig
Author : Neil Narang,Erik Gartzke,Matthew Kroenig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317406761
Nonproliferation Policy and Nuclear Posture by Neil Narang,Erik Gartzke,Matthew Kroenig Pdf
This volume examines the causes and consequences of nuclear postures and nonproliferation policies. The real-world importance of nuclear weapons has led to the production of a voluminous scholarly literature on the causes and consequences of nuclear weapons proliferation. Missing from this literature, however, is a more nuanced analysis that moves beyond a binary treatment of nuclear weapons possession, to an exploration of how different nuclear postures and nonproliferation policies may influence the proliferation of nuclear weapons and subsequent security outcomes. This volume addresses this deficit by focusing on the causes and consequences of nuclear postures and nonproliferation policies. It is the aim of this book to advance the development of a new empirical research agenda that brings systematic research methods to bear on new dimensions of the nuclear weapons phenomenon. Prior to the contributions in this volume, there has been little evidence to suggest that nuclear postures and policies have a meaningful impact on the spread of nuclear weapons or security outcomes. This book brings together a new generation of scholars, advancing innovative theoretical positions, and performing quantitative tests using original data on nuclear postures, nonproliferation policies, and WMD proliferation. Together, the chapters in this volume make novel theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions to the field of nuclear weapons proliferation. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, international relations and security studies.
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms Pdf
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.
India, Pakistan, and the Bomb
Sumit Ganguly,S. Paul Kapur
Author : Sumit Ganguly,S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231143752
India, Pakistan, and the Bomb by Sumit Ganguly,S. Paul Kapur Pdf
"In May 1998, India and Pakistan put to rest years of speculation about whether they possessed nuclear technology and openly tested their weapons. Some believed nuclearization would stabilize South Asia; others prophesized disaster. Authors of two of the most comprehensive books on South Asia's new nuclear era, Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur, offer competing theories on the transformation of the region and what these patterns mean for the world's next proliferators." "With these two major interpretations, Ganguly and Kapur tackle all sides of an urgent issue that has profound regional and global consequences. Sure to spark discussion and debate, India, Pakistan, and the Bomb thoroughly maps the potential impact of nuclear proliferation."--Cubierta.
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace
Michael Krepon
Author : Michael Krepon
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781503629615
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace by Michael Krepon Pdf
The definitive guide to the history of nuclear arms control by a wise eavesdropper and masterful storyteller, Michael Krepon. The greatest unacknowledged diplomatic achievement of the Cold War was the absence of mushroom clouds. Deterrence alone was too dangerous to succeed; it needed arms control to prevent nuclear warfare. So, U.S. and Soviet leaders ventured into the unknown to devise guardrails for nuclear arms control and to treat the Bomb differently than other weapons. Against the odds, they succeeded. Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare for three quarters of a century. This book is the first in-depth history of how the nuclear peace was won by complementing deterrence with reassurance, and then jeopardized by discarding arms control after the Cold War ended. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace tells a remarkable story of high-wire acts of diplomacy, close calls, dogged persistence, and extraordinary success. Michael Krepon brings to life the pitched battles between arms controllers and advocates of nuclear deterrence, the ironic twists and unexpected outcomes from Truman to Trump. What began with a ban on atmospheric testing and a nonproliferation treaty reached its apogee with treaties that mandated deep cuts and corralled "loose nukes" after the Soviet Union imploded. After the Cold War ended, much of this diplomatic accomplishment was cast aside in favor of freedom of action. The nuclear peace is now imperiled by no less than four nuclear-armed rivalries. Arms control needs to be revived and reimagined for Russia and China to prevent nuclear warfare. New guardrails have to be erected. Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace is an engaging account of how the practice of arms control was built from scratch, how it was torn down, and how it can be rebuilt.
Handbook of South Asia: Political Development
Europa Publications
Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000938876
Handbook of South Asia: Political Development by Europa Publications Pdf
This Handbook brings together essays that introduce the reader to the key issues in South Asian political development. Written by experts in their respective areas, the essays explore key aspects of political economy, political and economic change, and the complex diplomatic and security challenges of individual countries and the region as a whole. Essays discuss topics as wide-ranging as China’s growing reach in South Asia, political Islam, SAARC and water politics through the region. This well-researched Handbook is an essential reference tool for students and scholars of Political Science, International Relations and South Asian studies. With an introduction by Harsh V Pant.
Proliferation Concerns
National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control
Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309174817
Proliferation Concerns by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control Pdf
The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weapons-usable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities and technologies. Preventing the flow of such items to countries of proliferation concern and to terrorist groups is a major objective of U.S. national security policy. This book reviews the effectiveness of two U.S. programs directed to this objective. These programs have supported the efforts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan in upgrading the physical protection, control, and accountability of highly enriched uranium and plutonium and strengthening systems to control the export of many types of militarily sensitive items.
Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation
Stephan Frühling,Andrew O’Neil
Author : Stephan Frühling,Andrew O’Neil
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781760464912
Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation by Stephan Frühling,Andrew O’Neil Pdf
In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultimate means for deterrence and controlling escalation, and are central to US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. However, allies themselves need to better prepare for managing escalation in an increasingly challenging geostrategic and technological environment for the US and its allies. While the challenge of great power competition is acute at both ends of Eurasia, adversary threats, geography and the institutional context of US alliances differ. This book brings together leading experts from Europe, Northeast Asia, the United States and Australia to focus on these challenges, identify commonalities and differences across regions, and pinpoint ways to collectively manage nuclear deterrence and potential escalation pathways in America’s 21st century alliances. ‘Nuclear weapons play an important role in deterrence and preventing military conflict between great powers, while also posing an existential threat to humanity. It is vital that we have a nuanced understanding of this important challenge, so that such weapons are never used. This book offers many important perspectives and makes a significant contribution to the overall debate about these powerful weapons.’ — The Hon Julie Bishop, Chancellor, The Australian National University, Former Foreign Minister of Australia ‘This timely book identifies a wide range of challenges US alliances both in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic face as they seek to ensure the value of US extended deterrence, particular the US nuclear umbrella, against China and Russia. This unique collection of chapters written by experts in US allies in both regions presents widely varying security perceptions and priorities. To understand such differences is the key to globally strengthen the US alliance systems, which are a significant advantage Washington enjoys over the two competitors.’ — Yukio Satoh, former President of The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) ‘This is a timely and thoughtful collection of essays that should serve to jumpstart public discussion and debate—the absence of which is widely noted and much bemoaned. Each contributor examines an aspect of the complicated, multifaceted nuclear debate by discussing the range of dilemmas from deterrence to disarmament. The various views set out here are more relevant than ever as Russia, China and the United States flex their nuclear muscles in new and sometimes dangerous ways. This book should be read by anyone interested in the preventing the use of nuclear weapons and understanding complexities of alliances in an increasingly dangerous world.’ — Madelyn Creedon, former Principal Deputy Administrator of the US National Nuclear Security Administration and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
Nuclear Politics
Alexandre Debs,Nuno P. Monteiro
Author : Alexandre Debs,Nuno P. Monteiro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107108097
Nuclear Politics by Alexandre Debs,Nuno P. Monteiro Pdf
A comprehensive theory of the causes of nuclear proliferation, alongside an in-depth analysis of sixteen historical cases of nuclear development.
Punishment & Sentencing
Mirko Bageric
Author : Mirko Bageric
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135339807
Punishment & Sentencing by Mirko Bageric Pdf
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Problems Relating to the Control of Marihuana
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Marijuana
ISBN : PSU:000051170653
Problems Relating to the Control of Marihuana by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee Pdf
The Limits of Safety
Scott Douglas Sagan
Author : Scott Douglas Sagan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691213064
The Limits of Safety by Scott Douglas Sagan Pdf
Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the apparently excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. In this provocative book, Scott Sagan challenges such optimism. Sagan's research into formerly classified archives penetrates the veil of safety that has surrounded U.S. nuclear weapons and reveals a hidden history of frightening "close calls" to disaster.
Danger, Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics
Christian Wirth
Author : Christian Wirth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351606363
Danger, Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics by Christian Wirth Pdf
Grounded in extensive empirical research, Danger, Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics addresses the major issues of geopolitics in the region that have been and will continue to shape the international politics of the Asia-Pacific for years to come. Covering the nation-states of China, Japan and South Korea, it includes an examination of the key island disputes, as well as analysis of the North Korea–South Korea clashes in the Yellow Sea, controversies in Japan’s relations with both Koreas and the so-called ‘history disputes’, including recognition of World War II atrocities across the region. In doing so, this book explores a range of themes from the ecological environment to the globalized nature of shipping and therein links the East Asian maritime sphere directly to the dynamics and developments in the domestic politics of each country. Thus, it serves to demonstrate how several controversial debates in the international politics of the Asia-Pacific are ultimately and inextricably intertwined. A timely contribution that furthers our understanding of contemporary politics of the Asia-Pacific, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Asian politics, international relations and the Asia-Pacific region in general.
