• ISBN13: 9783030487362
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Military and Police Studies
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: December 16, 2020
• Pages: 333
• Original Price: EUR 44.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 494 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Public Policy / Military Policy

About the Book This comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future. This book will help you to understand what nuclear weapons are, the science behind their creation and operation, why states build them in the first place, and whether it will be possible for the world to banish these weapons entirely. Essential reading for all students of International Relations, Security Studies and Military History.

Andrew Futter is Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK.