This text analyzes the future of nuclear weapons in the defence policy of the United States and the European nuclear powers. The first part of the book, US nuclear policy, considers the benefits and risks of further nuclear arms control, proposing specific recommendations for force structure, targeting and strategic defence to enhance regional deterrence. The second part, European nuclear policy, discusses the future of nuclear weapons from British, French and Russian perspectives. It offers a long-term analysis of nuclear weapons, projecting to the year 2020.
- ISBN10 033361500X
- ISBN13 9780333615003
- Publish Date 25 March 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English