The Arms Race in an Era of Negotiations
The Arms Race in an Era of Negotiations

Author: David Carlton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1991-08-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1349119679

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The countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact have begun to negotiate for nuclear and conventional arms reductions. The world is no longer bipolar, as the arsenals of China, France and Britain become more significant. This book looks at strategic realities and current global and European problems.

New Technologies and the Arms Race
New Technologies and the Arms Race

Author: Carlo Schaerf

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-07

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1349106151

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This volume contains the proceedings of the International Conference on Technology, Arms Race and Disarmament which took place at Castiglioncello, Italy, in September 1987. The papers examine strategic defence policies, nuclear weapons proliferation and arms control among many other topics.

The Arms Race and Nuclear Proliferation
The Arms Race and Nuclear Proliferation

Author: Martin Gitlin

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1534501371

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Following the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the twentieth century was haunted by the specter of nuclear annihilation. Locked in a hostile embrace, the U.S. and the USSR engaged in a ruinous arms race preparing for the kind of war no one wanted and no one could win. Though the Cold War ended, the dangers of nuclear proliferation remain, with poorly secured nuclear weapons and materials vulnerable to theft, sale, accident, or misuse. The many debates over the years surrounding the arms race, proliferation, deterrence, and security are collected here to provide readers with a fine-grained sense of the international tensions, political urgency, diplomatic strategies, and global fears that have long underlined the effort to build and maintain nuclear arsenals.

Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars
Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars

Author: Douglas Brode

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2012-07-02

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0810885158

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In 1977, Star Wars blazed across the screen to become one of the highest grossing and most beloved movies of all time, spawning an unprecedented merchandising phenomenon. It was followed by two sequels and three prequels, all of which became blockbusters. Comic books, novels, graphic novels, and magazines devoted to the films added to the mythology of George Lucas’s creation. Despite the impact of the franchise on popular culture, however, discussion of the films from a scholarly perspective has not kept pace with the films. In Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka have assembled a provocative collection of essays exploring some of the more intriguing aspects of the Star Wars phenomenon. Contributors to the volume tackle such hot topics as race and racism in the Star Wars galaxy, Judeo-Christian and Eastern religious themes, homosexual romance, and philosophical and political implications—both earthbound and otherworldly. These essays interpret the Star Wars universe from a variety of perspectives—including feminist and Freudian—offering insights from writers who bring a new passion to the subject. A companion volume to Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars, Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars is an authoritative anthology incorporating scholarly analysis with engaging insights. It will engross readers, both fans and scholars alike.

Space and Nuclear Weaponry in the 1990's
Space and Nuclear Weaponry in the 1990's

Author: Carlo Schaerf

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992-06-18

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1349127841

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A collection of papers that were the result of meetings held in Italy under the auspices of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODAROC). The primary aim of the meetings was to explore the prospects for space and nuclear weaponry in the coming decade.

The Search for Stability in Russia and the Former Soviet Bloc
The Search for Stability in Russia and the Former Soviet Bloc

Author: David Carlton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0429764561

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First published in 1997, this volume consists of chapters placed before a series of meetings organised by the Rome-based international School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) which reviewed the prospects relating to the countries of the Former Soviet Union and of the other members of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. The authors include Western experts, as well as distinguished commentators from Russia itself. Among the latter are Georgi Arbatov, Ruslan Khasbulatov and Alexei Arbatov. An earlier volume of chapters deriving from this same series of meetings was still in print at the time of original publication in 1997, namely Rising Tension in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

Reducing Nuclear Arsenals
Reducing Nuclear Arsenals

Author: Carlo Schaerf

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1991-06-18

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1349121800

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This volume contains the proceedings of the Third Castiglioncello International Conference on "Nuclear Arsenals Reduction - Perspectives and Consequences" which took place in Livorno, Italy, from 22 to 25 September 1989.