The Dead Volcano: The Background and Effects of Nuclear War Complacency

by Stephen J. Cimbala

Cimbala argues that nuclear complacency is based on a misreading of history and on unsound political and military analysis. The stability factors built into the Cold War international system are now missing. The spread of nuclear weapons after the Cold War moved toward regional actors outside of Europe, some with religious or national scores to settle. Technology transfer of ballistic missiles and other delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275973875
• ISBN13: 9780275973872
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"