Nuclear Weapons in the Information Age

by Stephen J. Cimbala

Book Overview

In today's information age, the coexistence of nuclear weapons with advanced conventional weapons and information-based concepts of warfare is a military contradiction.

Nuclear deterrence was initially predicated on geopolitical, military, and technical assumptions. These were based on Cold War politics, rational deterrence theory, the concept of mutual vulnerability, and the fact that information and technology diffusion were limited. Today,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441126848
• ISBN13: 9781441126849
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"