Tactical Nuclear Weapons: European Perspectives

by Sipri Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

In the 1970s tactical nuclear warfare was a topical issue. The introduction of the new generation of tactical nuclear weapons into Europe could have had disastrous consequences. These new weapons had already been developed by nuclear-weapon laboratories and pressures were growing for their deployment.

On first sight, smaller and more accurate nuclear weapons may seem more humane and militarily preferable to the relatively high-yield tactical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367513196
• ISBN13: 9780367513191
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"