The War That Must Never Be Fought : Dilemmas of Nuclear Deterrence

This book discusses the nuclear dilemma from various countries' points of view: from Japan, Korea, the Middle East, and others. The final chapter proposes a new solution for the nonproliferation treaty review. -- Provided by publisher Preface / By George P. Shultz -- A Bet Portrayed As A Certainty : Reassessing The Added Deterrent Value Of Nuclear Weapons / By Benoît Pelopidas -- The Nuclear Dilemma : Constants And Variables In American Strategic Policies / By James E. Goodby -- A Realist's Rationale For A World Without Nuclear Weapons / By Steven Pifer -- The Debate Over Disarmament Within Nato / By Isabelle Williams And Steven P. Andreasen -- Russia, Strategic Stability, And Nuclear Weapons / By Pavel Podvig -- Comparing German And Polish Post-cold War Nuclear Policies : A Convergence Of European Attitudes On Nuclear Disarmament And Deterrence? / By Katarzyna Kubiak And Oliver Meier -- Utility Of Nuclear Deterrence In The Middle East / By Shlomo Brom -- Proliferation And Deterrence Beyond The Nuclear Tipping Point In The Middle East / By Karim Haggag -- A Middle East Free Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction : Moving Beyond The Stalemate / By Peter Jones -- Decoupling Nuclear Weapons And Deterrence In South Asia / By S. Paul Kapur -- Getting To The Table : Prospects And Challenges For Arms Control With China / By Michael S. Gerson -- China And Global Nuclear Arms Control And Disarmament / By Li Bin -- Korea : Will South Korea's Non-nuclear Strategy Defeat North Korea's Nuclear Breakout? / By Peter Hayes And Chung-in Moon -- Japan's Disarmament Dilemma : Between The Moral Commitment And The Security Reality / By Nobumasa Akiyama -- Creating The Conditions For A World Without Nuclear Weapons / By James E. Goodby And Steven Pifer. Edited By George P. Shultz And James E. Goodby. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Explores how nuclear deterrence should be understood seventy years after the first nuclear tests. These essays, edited by George P. Shultz and James E. Goodby, challenge outdated deterrence theories and show a clear need to re-examine notions from the Cold War that no longer fit present circumstances. They argue that a world without nuclear weapons is a desirable objective.