Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons
With the passing of the Cold War, a chapter in the history of nuclear deterrence has come to an end. Nuclear weapons remain, however, and nuclear deterrence will again be practiced. Rather than simply assume that the policy of deterrence has worked we need to learn the proper lessons from history in order to ensure that its mistakes are not repeated. Professor Lee furnishes us with the kind of analysis that will enable us to learn those lessons. This book is the first post Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence. It provides a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy, examining both its ethical and strategic dimensions. The book poses the question: What kind of nuclear policy, if any, deserves both moral and prudential endorsement?
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Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons
With the passing of the Cold War, a chapter in the history of nuclear deterrence has come to an end. Nuclear weapons remain, however, and nuclear deterrence will again be practiced. Rather than simply assume that the policy of deterrence has worked we need to learn the proper lessons from history in order to ensure that its mistakes are not repeated. Professor Lee furnishes us with the kind of analysis that will enable us to learn those lessons. This book is the first post Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence. It provides a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy, examining both its ethical and strategic dimensions. The book poses the question: What kind of nuclear policy, if any, deserves both moral and prudential endorsement?
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Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons

Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons

by Steven P. Lee
Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons

Morality, Prudence, and Nuclear Weapons

by Steven P. Lee

Overview

With the passing of the Cold War, a chapter in the history of nuclear deterrence has come to an end. Nuclear weapons remain, however, and nuclear deterrence will again be practiced. Rather than simply assume that the policy of deterrence has worked we need to learn the proper lessons from history in order to ensure that its mistakes are not repeated. Professor Lee furnishes us with the kind of analysis that will enable us to learn those lessons. This book is the first post Cold War assessment of nuclear deterrence. It provides a comprehensive normative understanding of nuclear deterrence policy, examining both its ethical and strategic dimensions. The book poses the question: What kind of nuclear policy, if any, deserves both moral and prudential endorsement?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521567725
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/13/1996
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 436
Product dimensions: 5.79(w) x 8.66(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The difference nuclear weapons make; 2. The moral problem; 3. The logic of deterrence; 4. The prudential problem; 5. Moral counterforce; 6. Prudential counterforce; 7. Madvocacy; 8. Conflict resolution; Notes; Index.

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"...the wisdom of both his approach and his conclusions speak for themselves. Lee's work is an encyclopedia of the literature on nuclear deterrence....a tour de force and a must for those interested in the nuclear deterrence debate." Concerned Philosophers for Peace Newsletter

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