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100	1		_aPaul T V
245	1	4	_aThe Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons / _cT.V. Paul.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bFoundation Books _c2011
300			_a319 _c24 cm.
500			_aSince the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, no state has unleashed nuclear weapons. What explains this? According to the author, the answer lies in a prohibition inherent in the tradition of non-use , a time-honored obligation that has been adhered to by all nuclear states – thanks to a consensus view that use would have a catastrophic impact on humankind, the environment, and the reputation of the user. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the nuclear policies of the U.S. , Russia , China , the UK , France , India , Israel , and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. It examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars, and explores the tradition's implications for nuclear non-proliferation regimes, deterrence theory, and policy. And it concludes by discussing the future of the tradition in the current global security environment.
505	0		_aBases of the tradition of non-use -- The United States and the tradition I : the Truman and Eisenhower years (1945-1961) -- The United States and the tradition II : Kennedy to Clinton (1961-2001) -- Russia, Britain, France, China and the tradition -- The second-generation nuclear states : Israel, India, Pakistan and the tradition -- Non-nuclear states, the tradition, and limited wars -- The tradition and the nonproliferation regime -- Changing U.S. policies and the tradition.
650		0	_aNuclear weapons
650		0	_aNuclear nonproliferation
650		0	_aNuclear weapons
650		0	_aNuclear warfare
650		0	_aDeterrence (Strategy)
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008025300.html
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