Future Nuclear Challenges
This chapter considers three enduring nuclear challenges that will shape our near-term nuclear future. First, how we can safely and securely manage the hundreds of civilian nuclear power and research facilities across the globe in order to ensure against
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the politics of nuclear weapons
andrew futter
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
Andrew Futter
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons New, updated and completely revised Second Edition
Andrew Futter School of History, Politics and International Relations University of Leicester Leicester, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-48736-2 ISBN 978-3-030-48737-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48737-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 First edition published by SAGE, London, 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: fewerton/shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to Betty Crofts
Praise for the First Edition
‘The Politics of Nuclear Weapons is a book that has it all: fascinating personalities, fundamental scientific discoveries explained with clarity, and the birth of political issues that are as relevant today as they were over seventy years ago. … [It] is an excellent resource for students seeking a better understanding of the weapons that have dominated international security and strategy since 1945, and it is particularly suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. … it grapples effectively with a vast research literature and complex policy debates and provides a strong introduction to both the technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry.’ Margad-Erdene Olzbaatar, Comparative Strategy, November 1, 2017 ‘The book offers a meaningful synthesis of a wide variety of facts and opinions on key issues concerning nuclear weapons. Succinctly yet accurately, Futter describes the early years of the development of nuclear weapons and
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