Governing the bomb: civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons/
Civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons
edited by Hans Born, Bates Gill and Heiner Hanggi
- New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- xiii, 249 p. ; 24 cm.
Introduction / Hans Born, Bates Gill and Heiner Hanggi. Introduction ; Studying domestic security sector governance ; The concept of security sector governance ; Security sector governance and nuclear weapons ; Key actors in domestic nuclear weapon governance ; Linking governance actors and the nuclear weapon cycle -- The United States / Peter D. Feaver and Kristen Thompson Sharp. Introduction ; Constitutional and political background ; Nuclear strategy ; Nuclear force structure ; Nuclear operations ; Conclusions -- Russia / Alexei Arbatov. Introduction ; Historical background of nuclear weapon control and policymaking ; Nuclear governance since 1991 ; Nuclear force structure and oversight ; Contemporary policy and future policy alternatives ; Conclusions -- The United Kingdom / John Simpson and Jenny Nielsen. Introduction ; The United Kingdom and nuclear weapons ; The structure and processes of British nuclear weapon governance ; International factors involved in the governance of British nuclear weapons ; Conclusions -- France / Bruno Tertrais. Introduction ; The birth of the "nuclear monarchy" ; The French nuclear "priesthood" ; The French national consensus ; Conclusions -- China / Bates Gill and Evan S. Medeiros. Introduction ; Key actors and their relations ; Nuclear force structure and doctrine ; Assessing civilian control ; Conclusions -- Israel / Avner Cohen. Introduction ; A brief history of Israeli civilian nuclear control ; The political culture of nuclear opacity ; Auditing, oversight and accountability ; Conclusions -- India / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu. Introduction ; Historical overview ; Key actors ; Divided control its limits ; Conclusions -- Pakistan / Zafar Iqbal Cheema. Introduction ; The South Asian security context ; Nuclear posture, policy and doctrine ; Nuclear infrastructure ; Civilian actors and nuclear decision making ; Conclusions -- Conclusion / Hans Born and Bates Gill. Introduction ; Domestic nuclear weapon governance in possessor states ; Comparing domestic nuclear weapon governance ; Findings and recommendations -- Appendix A. World nuclear forces, 2010.
9780199589906
Nuclear arms control Nuclear arms control--Decision making Nuclear arms control--Government policy Civil-military relations