Screen LibraryArms control after Iraq：normative and operational challenges
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| Group Author: | ; |
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United Nations University,
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| Publisher Address: | Tokyo New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 452 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9280811312 (pbk.) 9789280811315 (pbk.) 9789280811315 |
| Index Number: | D815 |
| CLC: |
D815.2-1 D815.1-1 |
| Call Number: | D815.2-1/A734 |
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"This is a joint project of the United Nations University (UNU) and the International Peace Academy (IPA), in partnership with the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, and Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto"--P. facing t.p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Managing the nuclear threat after Iraq : is it time to replace the NPT paradigm? / Ramesh Thakur -- pt. I. Strategic doctrine, norms of non-proliferation and disarmament, and world order. The use of force in international politics : four revolutions / Kalevi J. Holsti -- From deterrence to compellence : doctrinal implications of the Iraq crisis / Kennedy Graham -- "Do as I say, not as I do" : from nuclear non-proliferation to counter-proliferation / Rebecca Johnson -- pt. II. The centrality of the United Nations in non-proliferation and disarmament? The Security Council's role in addressing The stated reason for invading Iraq was its alleged clandestine pursuit of weapons of mass destruction in defiance of UN resolutions. Even though the allegation was proven false, the international community remains preoccupied with the threat of the proliferation and use of such terrible weapons. The questions discussed in this book include doctrinal issues regarding the use of force in general; the implications of a shift in the utility of nuclear weapons from deterrence to compliance and of a focus on non-proliferation to the neglect of disarmament; the place and role of the United Nations |