When Proliferation Causes Peace: The Psychology of Nuclear Crises

by Michael D. Cohen

Book Overview

Does state acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to stability and peace or instability and crises? This is one of the great debates in international relations scholarship. Michael D. Cohen argues that nuclear weapons acquisition often does dangerously embolden the acquiring state to undertake coercion and aggression, but that this behavior moderates over time as leaders learn the dangers and limitations of nuclear coercion. This book examines the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626164959
• ISBN13: 9781626164956
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher