The end of strategic stability? : Nuclear weapons and the challenge of regional rivalries / Lawrence Rubin and Adam N. Stulberg, editors.
| Other author | Rubin, Lawrence, 1973- editor. |
| Other author | Stulberg, Adam N., 1963- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | General approaches to regional stability -- Sources of instability in the second nuclear age : an American perspective / Evan Braden Montgomery -- The Russian approach to strategic stability / Andrey Pavlov and Anastasia Malygina -- Pakistan's view of strategic stability / Sadia Tasleem -- Strategic stability in the Middle East : through the transparency lens / Emily B. Landau -- Iran and strategic stability / Annie Tracy Samuel -- Conclusion : regional approaches to strategic stability / Rajesh Basrur -- Cross-domain deterrence and strategic stability -- Strategic stability and cross-domain coercion : the Russian approach to information (cyber) warfare / Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky -- Conventional challenges to strategic stability : Chinese perceptions of hypersonic technology and the security dilemma / Tong Zhao -- Strategic stability, cross-domain deterrence and the India-Pakistan nuclear dyad / Happymon Jacob -- The road not taken : defining Israel's approach to strategic stability / Ilai Saltzman -- Saudi Arabia and strategic stability / Ala' Alrababa'h -- Conclusion : regional variations on deterrence and stability / Jeffrey W. Knopf -- Findings and implications -- Foreign views of strategic stability and implications for U.S. policy / Matthew Kroenig -- Implications for U.S. policy / Adam Mount. |
| Abstract | During the Cold War, the superpowers shared a conception of strategic stability. It was for coexistence and a status quo frozen in place by the calculus of mutually assured destruction from nuclear weapons. In short, nuclear weapons promoted great-power peace. The United States made and continues to make its decisions about changes to force posture, risk of escalation, and prospects for arms control with strategic stability in mind. But today's international system is complicated by regional rivalries, rising states, more nuclear powers, asymmetric warfare, and non-state actors. The purpose of this book is to unpack and examine how different states view strategic stability, the use or non-use of nuclear weapons, and whether or not strategic stability is still a useful concept. The contributors to this book examine current and potential nuclear powers including the United States, Russia, China, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. This book makes an important contribution toward understanding how nuclear weapons will impact the international system in the twenty-first century. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: End of strategic stability? Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018 9781626166042 |
| LCCN | 2017053582 |
| ISBN | 9781626166028 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1626166021 |
| ISBN | 9781626166035 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 162616603X |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | U263 .E557 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |