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Atomic AnxietyFrank Sauer

Atomic Anxiety

207 pagesFirst published 20153 editions
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"Centering on the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety,' this study offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. It explains how emotion is at the heart of nuclear non-use, and explores the intricate interplay of the two most prominent mechanisms said to cause nuclear non-use in particular: nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo. Overturning conventional wisdom, Dr. Sauer demonstrates that nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes by asserting that the taboo is not…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English
    SPRINGER · 9781349553990
  • Other · English · 2015
    Palgrave Macmillan · 207 pages · 9781137533739
  • Other · English · 2015
    Palgrave Macmillan · 9781137533746
Nuclear weaponsNo first use (nuclear strategy)Deterrence (strategy)AnxietyTabooUnited states, military policyGovernment policySocial aspects