Die Rustungskontrolle: Ruckblick Auf Eine Kurze Ara [German]

By Josef Holik

Drawing on his practical experience, the author explores the global political developments that led to an impressive, if not always lasting, breakthrough in disarmament and arms control in the final decades of the 20th century. He describes international arms control negotiations, highlights German contributions, and compares the processes of arms control with the course and resolution of the East-West conflict. He demonstrates that arms control was successful primarily as an instrument of overarching political goals, not as an end in itself. In a follow-up, the author compares the then and present framework of arms control and considers how things might continue. Written in accessible language, the author makes a contribution to a crucial period of our contemporary history. Occasionally, he addresses events and backgrounds that were previously little known. Through quotations and anecdotes, and a fluid style, the author succeeds in making the difficult topic of disarmament and arms control accessible even to laypeople.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3428129288
• ISBN13: 9783428129287
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Duncker & Humblot
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.