• ISBN13: 9788175967724
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: HistoryMilitary and Police Studies
• Publisher: Cambridge UP
• Publisher Imprint: Foundation
• Publication Date: June 4, 2010
• Pages: 329
• Original Price: 695.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1000 grams

Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, no state has unleashed nuclear weapons. What explains this? According to the author, the answer lies in a prohibition inherent in the tradition of non-use , a time-honored obligation that has been adhered to by all nuclear states – thanks to a consensus view that use would have a catastrophic impact on humankind, the environment, and the reputation of the user. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the nuclear policies of the U.S. , Russia , China , the UK , France , India , Israel , and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. It examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars, and explores the tradition's implications for nuclear non-proliferation regimes, deterrence theory, and policy. And it concludes by discussing the future of the tradition in the current global security environment.