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245 0 _aGoverning the bomb: civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons/
_cedited by Hans Born, Bates Gill and Heiner Hanggi
246 _aCivilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons
260 _aNew York:
_bOxford University Press,
_c2010.
300 _axiii, 249 p. ;
_c24 cm.
505 _aIntroduction / 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.
650 _aNuclear arms control
650 _aNuclear arms control--Decision making
650 _aNuclear arms control--Government policy
650 _aCivil-military relations
700 _aBorn, Hans, ed.
700 _aGill, Bates, ed.
700 _aHanggi, Heiner, ed.
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