Abstract:Atomic weapons are useful because of the stories people tell about them, the fears those stories inspire, and the actions by which people respond to those fears" -John Canaday 1This book investigates how it is possible that a state maintains nuclear weapons. 2 This is unusual. The conventional nuclear research agenda does not consider the maintenance of nuclear weapons much of a puzzle. In short, nuclear weapons are seen as so obviously useful for a state engaged in "self-help", that no right-minded government… Show more
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