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The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons Dissemination Moral Dilemmas of Aspiration, Avoidance and Prevention
By Thomas E. Doyle
Copyright 2015
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the moral dilemmas of nuclear dissemination, and the justifications of both nuclear pursuit and avoidance by contemporary states. Applying Constructivist methodologies and moral theory, the author analyses a core set of moral dilemmas that ensnare decision-makers amongst state and non-state nuclear aspirants, as well as amongst states committed to preventing horizontal... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Moral Dilemmas of Nuclear Aspiration: Pursuit or Avoidance 3. The Moral Dilemmas of Nuclear Prevention 4. Moral Dilemmas, Nuclear Terrorism, and Counter-Nuclear Terrorist Policy 5. Conclusion: Implications for Theory and Practice
Biography
Thomas E. Doyle, II, is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Texas State University, USA. He has a Phd in Political Science from the University of California Irvine (2010).
"As the Iranian nuclear crisis enters a new phase, two new books – both short, but otherwise quite different – discuss the past and future of nuclear proliferation." - Lanxin Xiang, (2015)
