Nuclear Modernization in the 21st Century

• Main Authors: Warren, Aiden, Baxter, Philip M, Baxter, Philip
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2020; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Modern Security Studies
• Subjects: China; Conflict Resolution; Deterrence; Foreign Policy; horizontal proliferation; International Law; international politics; international security; Military Studies; Modernization; NATO; Nuclear; nuclear weapons modernization; Peace Studies; Peacekeeping; Proliferation; Russia; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; Security, International; Strategic Studies; USA; vertical proliferation; War & Conflict Studies; Nuclear Disarmament; Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles; NFU Policy; Nuclear Modernization Programs; ICBM; Non-strategic Nuclear; GBSD; INF Treaty; Nuclear Modernization Plans; China's Nuclear Strategy; PAK DA; Delta III; Nuclear Warheads; Air Force Global Strike Command; Nuclear Posture Review; Tu-95 MS Bear; Start Level; Minimum Deterrence; Minuteman Iii; Non-strategic Nuclear Weapons; Strategic Nuclear; Nuclear Modernization; China's Nuclear Force; NPT Framework; Start Treaty

This collection examines the extent to which nuclear weapons modernization has become a significant point of concern and consideration in international security. Recent statements and substantial investments by nuclear weapon possessor states in the upkeep and modernization of their nuclear postures...