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Modernizing NATO’s Nuclear Weapons

‘No Decisions Have Been Made’

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Oliver Ramsbotham

    1. School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Weapons: Should they be Modernized?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. NATO and Warsaw Pact Theatre Nuclear Forces

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 3-19

    3. Why NATO Wants to Modernize its Theatre Nuclear Weapons

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 20-32

    4. Why Critics do not Want NATO to Modernize its Theatre Nuclear Forces

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 33-47

    5. What Does Modernization Mean? The Arguments Applied

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 48-66

    6. The Political Spectrum: Parliamentary Opinion in NATO Countries

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 67-87

    7. To Modernize or Not to Modernize? Conclusion to Part 1

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 88-107

  4. Montebello 2

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. General Conclusion

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 221-233

    3. Epilogue: How Things Stand at the End of 1988

      • Oliver Ramsbotham
      Pages 235-244

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 245-257
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An examination of the current state of nuclear forces which explores the official defence policies of all 16 NATO countries, the rationale behind modernization plans and the opposition to these plans. The author establishes principles to guide continuing controversy in this area.

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  • School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK

    Oliver Ramsbotham

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