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Planning the Unthinkable
Peter R. Lavoy
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Description for Planning the Unthinkable
Paperback. Editor(s): Lavoy, Peter R.; Sagan, Scott Douglas; Wirtz, James J. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3. BIC Classification: JPA; JWK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
The proliferation of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons is now the single most serious security concern for governments around the world. Peter R. Lavoy, Scott D. Sagan, and James J. Wirtz compare how military threats, strategic cultures, and organizations shape the way leaders intend to employ these armaments. They reveal the many frightening ways that emerging military powers and terrorist groups are planning the unthinkable by preparing to use chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in future conflicts.
Distinguished specialists consider several states and organizations that have this weaponry: Iraq, Iran, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487040
SKU
V9780801487040
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About Peter R. Lavoy
Peter R. Lavoy is Director, Counterproliferation Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Scott D. Sagan is Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University. James J. Wirtz is Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School and author ... Read more
Reviews for Planning the Unthinkable
This important volume breaks new ground by moving past a focus on the reasons why international actors acquire unconventional weapons... For the statesperson, the volume acts as an admonition to refrain from treating all proliferators alike; for the scholar, it serves as an exceptional example of the analytical robustness that results from a willingness to use multiple theoretical approaches to ... Read more