Governing the bomb : civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons / edited by Hans Born, Bates Gill, Heiner Hanggi.

Format Book
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxiii, 249 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear arms control--Government policy.
Nuclear arms control--Decision making.
Civil-military relations.
Nuclear arms control--Case studies.
Nuclear arms control--Government policy. --Case studies.
Nuclear arms control--Decision making. --Case studies.
Civil-military relations--Case studies.

Other author/creatorBorn, H. (Hans), 1964-
Other author/creatorGill, Bates.
Other author/creatorHänggi, Heiner.
Other author/creatorStockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Other author/creatorGeneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces.
Portion of title Civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weapons
Contents 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.
Abstract "...Explores the roles played by various actors in the domestic governance of nuclear weapons in eight possessor states--the USA, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan..." -- p.2
General notePart of an effort by the the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to bring comprehensive analysis to a wide audience and to encourage discussion on nuclear weapons and disarmament from a security sector governance perspective -- pref. ([viii]
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010284065
ISBN9780199589906 (hbk.)
ISBN0199589909 (hbk.)

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