Beyond Deterrence: The Political Economy Of Nuclear Weapons [Hardcover]

This book is designed for people who wish to increase their understanding of the political economy of nuclear weapon production and proliferation. It explains the role of military, political, and economic incentives in perpetuating the continued growth of worldwide nuclear arsenals.Preface -- Nuclear Dilemmas -- Introduction -- The Strategic Balance -- NATOs Nuclear Addiction -- Nuclear Proliferation -- The Design of Nuclear Defense -- Levels of Capability -- Evolving Technologies -- The Economics of Nuclear Weapons -- Nuclear Weapon Infrastructure -- Nuclear Weapons and the Competition for National Resources -- The Impact of U.S. Regional Defense Spending on the Inertia for Nuclear Weapons -- Nuclear Weapons and Competition for the Allies National Resources -- Nuclear Weapons and the Competition for Soviet National Resources -- Reallocating Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Weapon Resources to Non-Defense ApplicationsA U.S. Example -- The Future: Nuclear Politics, Inertia and Alternatives -- Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the United States -- Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the European NATO Allies -- Nuclear Weapons and the Future Strategic Position of the Soviet Union -- Arms Control -- Finding Strategies to Deal with the Nuclear Weapon Dilemma -- The Case of Defense Spending in Colorado Springs, ColoradoThis book is designed for people who wish to increase their understanding of the political economy of nuclear weapon production and proliferation. It explains the role of military, political, and economic incentives in perpetuating the continued growth of worldwide nuclear arsenals.Frank L. Gertcher and William J. WeidaUSCopyright ? 1990 Taylor & Francis