عنوان

Morality, prudence, and nuclear weapons /

0521382726

0521567726

9780521382724

9780521567725

b760478

Morality, prudence, and nuclear weapons /

[Book]

Steven P. Lee.

New York, NY, USA :

Cambridge University Press,

1993.

xiv, 418 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm.

Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-408) and index.

1. The difference nuclear weapons make. Mutual vulnerability. Nuclear war. Nuclear deterrence -- 2. The moral problem. The consequences of nuclear deterrence. Nuclear deterrence as hostage holding. The nature of the moral dilemma. Solving the moral problem -- 3. The logic of deterrence. Does nuclear deterrence work? Deterrence and deterrence effectiveness. Legal deterrence -- 4. The prudential problem. Military deterrence. Nuclear deterrence and conventional deterrence. Does nuclear deterrence have marginal deterrent value? Defenses of nuclear deterrence -- 5. Moral counterforce. Counterforce strategy. The moral claims of counterforce. The effectiveness of moral counterforce. The morality of effective counterforce -- 6. Prudential counterforce. Limited nuclear war. A dilemma.

Crisis instability -- 7. Madvocacy. Extended deterrence. Minimum deterrence. Moral revisionists and existential moralists. Noncrisis instability. Nuclear deterrence -- a triangular affair -- 8. Conflict resolution. Unilateralism. Multilateralism. Extrication. Delegitimation. Policy.

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"With the passing of the Cold War, a chapter in the history of nuclear deterrence has come to an end. Nuclear weapons remain, however, and nuclear deterrence will again be practiced. Rather than simply assume that the policy of deterrence has worked, we need to learn the proper lessons from history in order to ensure that its mistakes are not repeated. Professor Lee furnishes us with the kind of analysis that will enable us to learn those lessons." "This book is the first post-Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence. It provides a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy examining both its ethical and strategic dimensions. The book poses the question: What kind of nuclear policy if any deserves both moral and prudential endorsement?" "Professor Lee distinguishes what is essential to the nuclear deterrence relationship, and thus what we can expect to encounter again, from what is accidental, and thus merely a function of the particular political relationship between the United States and the former Soviet Union. It is only by grasping this distinction that we can hope to manage the nuclear menace in the future." "The book is principally a work of philosophy but it is written to appeal to scholars and advanced students in political science, international relations, security studies, and peace studies."--Jacket.

Deterrence (Strategy)-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Nuclear weapons-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Abschreckung

Atomstrategie

Deterrence (Strategy)-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Deterrence (Strategy)-- Moral and ethical aspects.

DETERRENCE.

Ethiek.

Kernwapens.

MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY.

MORAL ASPECTS.

Nuclear weapons-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Nuclear weapons-- Moral and ethical aspects.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Lee, Steven, (Steven P.)

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