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THE CONSEQUENCES OF AMERICAN NUCLEAR DISARMAMEN...

This book is about the future of nuclear weapons  geopolitics  and strategy. It examines the
legacy of nuclear weapons on US thinking about some concepts of strategy and geopolitics 
namely deterrence  extended deterrence  alliances  and arms control. The purpose of this is to
demonstrate just how fundamentally nuclear weapons have influenced American thinking about
these concepts. It argues that  given the extent of nuclear weapons' influence on these
concepts and the implications for international security  further reductions beyond current
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) levels  and the more absolute idea of nuclear
disarmament  may not necessarily be prudent ideas. Nuclear weapons have contributed to the
avoidance of major war between states  made alliances more credible and last longer  and have
made arms control relatively easier to conceptualize and manage. As such  the author argues 
these concepts may become even more difficult to manage in a world where nuclear weapons are
marginalized.

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