Atomic Anxiety: Deterrence, Taboo and the Non-Use of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

By Frank Sauer

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137533730
• ISBN13: 9781137533739
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"