The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution: Power Politics in the Atomic Age

by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press

Book Overview

Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501749293
• ISBN13: 9781501749292
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher