The second nuclear age : strategy, danger, and the new power politics /

Bracken, Paul J.

The second nuclear age : strategy, danger, and the new power politics / Paul Bracken. - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2012. - 306 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction: the bomb returns for a second act -- p. 1. Enduring truths: game changer; a most useful weapon; lessons of the first nuclear age -- p. 2. The new power politics: the new logic of armageddon; the Middle East; South Asia; East Asia -- p. 3. The way forward: have we forgotten too much?; global dynamics; a fifty-year problem -- Conclusion: the maturing second nuclear age.

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Nuclear weapons--Political aspects.
Balance of power.
Deterrence (Strategy)
International relations--History--21st century.
Armas nucleares--Aspectos políticos.
Balance de poder.
Disuasión (Estrategia)
Relaciones Internacionales--Historia--Siglo XXI.

JZ 1305 / B797s 2012

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