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Warnke, Former Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

The first systematic appraisal of the utility of unilateral initiatives in arms control, this study combines theory and case studies to provide important insights and implications for U.S. policy.

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Scoblic looks at how American foreign policy has been formed by conservative ideals and argues that the Bush administration's stance poses a catastrophic threat to the nation's future.

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A new approach to nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, and the prevention of nuclear terrorism that focuses on controlling the production and stockpiling of nuclear materials.

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An assessment of the continuing threat of a Russian nuclear attack on the U.S., based on Russian history and an analysis of recent military incidents, and written by a military advisor to the House of Representatives and former CIA military analyst.

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Chapman's book gives an insider's view of the struggle for gun control, highlighting the public discourse between shooters determined to preserve the right for civilians to bear military-style weapons, and activists dedicated to getting Australia 'off the American path' of gun violence.

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A comprehensive and thrilling account of how the great powers of Europe were caught up in a spiralling arms race that would end in the horror of the Second World War

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A collected edition of three classic accounts of our nuclear predicament and the way forward to a peaceful world.

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"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"--

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In 2009, presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev pledged to sign a bilateral treaty to limit the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia to approximately 1,500 deployed nuclear weapons and 750 delivery systems. This title offers specific recommendations for US policy on four strategic and technical issues.

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An insight into how the arms trade works and the deals which are cut long before the weapons are deployed.

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A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation.

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The international nuclear nonproliferation regime is under severe strain. North Korea is the first state in the history of the forty-year-old Nonproliferation Treaty to have signed the treaty as a nonnuclear weapon state and subsequently developed nuclear weapons. This title explains the nuclear challenges facing the US and points a way ahead.

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In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F Kennedy and his top advisers. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him.