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001 2013004116
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050 00 $aJZ5665$b.W37 2013
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100 1 $aWarren, Aiden.
245 14 $aThe Obama administration's nuclear weapon strategy :$bthe promises of Prague /$cAiden Warren.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 322 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge studies in US foreign policy
520 $a"This book comprehensively outlines and evaluates the key Obama nuclear weapons policies, developments and initiatives from 2008-2012. Beginning with the Administration's vision and goals posited in the 2009 Prague Speech and reaffirmed in the National Security Strategy of 2010, the book assess the Congressionally mandated Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the New START Treaty, the pursuit of CTBT ratification, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review the Conference, the Global Nuclear Security Summit and the extent to Obama in the context of such initiatives, has actually upheld the lofty goals posited in Prague and differentiated himself from the nuclear path pursued by the Bush Administration. Additionally, the book also evaluates the Obama Administration's dealings with other states in the context of its nuclear weapons policy - in particular, North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India and China. Offering a comprehensive analysis of the current status of the US nuclear weapons strategy, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of American foreign policy, security studies and international relations"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This book will comprehensively outline and evaluate the key Obama nuclear weapons policies, developments and initiatives from 2008-2012"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-311) and index.
650 0 $aNuclear arms control$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aNuclear nonproliferation$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General$2bisacsh.