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Atomic Anxiety

Deterrence, Taboo and the Non-Use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
By:Frank Sauer
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137533739
eText ISBN:9781137533746
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice.