1st Edition

The Obama Administration’s Nuclear Weapon Strategy The Promises of Prague

By Aiden Warren Copyright 2014
336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

This book comprehensively outlines and evaluates the key Obama nuclear weapons policies, developments and initiatives from 2008–2012. Beginning with the administration’s vision and goals posited in the 2009 Prague Speech and reaffirmed in the National Security Strategy of 2010, the book assesses the congressionally mandated Nuclear Posture Review, the New START Treaty, the pursuit of... Read more

1. The Vision of Prague  2. The Obama Administration and the Nuclear Posture Review  3. The Obama Administration and the New START Treaty  4. The Obama Administration and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)  5. The Obama Administration and other Nuclear Initiatives   6. The Obama Administration and other States (North Korea, Iran, Pakistan)   7. The Obama Administration and other States (India, China, Israel)

Biography

Aiden Warren is a lecturer at RMIT University in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, Australia.

'The book's scope is wide yeat Warren discusses these amtters in a comprehensive and engaging manner, making it a valuable addition to the growing literature on various aspects of Obama's foreign and security policies. Scholars of US nuclear policy and American foreign policy more generally will find it of great interest'

- Jason Douglas, University College Cork, International Affairs

 

'Far from merely being a presentation of Obama’s nuclear stance, the book presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of the multiple aspects of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Overall,it provides a thorough account of facts and data that make it recommendable to scholars of international relations, international security and US foreign policy.'

Laura Siddi, The International Spectator