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

Contributor(s): Born, Hans, ed | Gill, Bates, ed | Hanggi, Heiner, edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xiii, 249 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780199589906Other title: Civilian control and democratic accountability of nuclear weaponsSubject(s): Nuclear arms control | Nuclear arms control--Decision making | Nuclear arms control--Government policy | Civil-military relationsDDC classification: 327.1747

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	327.1747 BOR/G (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P11994

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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.

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