Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy |
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| Author:
| Sechser, Todd S.
Fuhrmann, Matthew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-10694-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $117.00 |
Book Description:
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Can nuclear weapons be used to blackmail other countries? The prevailing wisdom is that nuclear weapons are useful for coercion in world politics, but this book shows that this view is misguided. Nuclear weapons are useful mainly for deterrence and self-defense, not for coercion.
Can nuclear weapons be used to blackmail other countries? The prevailing wisdom is that nuclear weapons are useful for coercion in world politics, but this book shows that this view is misguided. Nuclear weapons are useful mainly for deterrence and self-defense, not for coercion.