Atomic Anxiety: Deterrence, Taboo And The Non-Use Of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice.

• | Author: Frank Sauer
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Oct 19, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1137533730
• | ISBN-13: 9781137533739