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Dozens of states have long been capable of acquiring nuclear weapons, yet only a few have actually done so. Jacques E. C. Hymans finds that the key to this surprising historical pattern lies not in externally imposed constraints, but rather in state leaders' conceptions of the national identity. Synthesizing a wide range of scholarship from the humanities and social sciences to experimental psychology and neuroscience, Hymans builds a rigorous model of decisionmaking that links identity to emotions and ultimately to nuclear policy choices. Exhaustively researched case studies of France, India, Argentina, and Australia - two that got the bomb and two that abstained - demonstrate the value of this model while debunking common myths. This book will be invaluable to policymakers and concerned citizens who are frustrated with the frequent misjudgments of states' nuclear ambitions, and to scholars who seek a better understanding of how leaders make big foreign policy decisions.
International relations. Foreign policy --- Polemology --- Nuclear warfare --- Nuclear arms control --- Guerre nucléaire --- Armes nucléaires --- Contrôle --- Guerre nucléaire --- Armes nucléaires --- Contrôle --- Nuclear nonproliferation --- International relations --- Export of nuclear materials --- Export of nuclear technology --- International control of nuclear energy --- Nonproliferation, Nuclear --- Nuclear energy --- Nuclear exports --- Nuclear proliferation --- Proliferation, Nuclear --- Nuclear-weapon-free zones --- Political psychology --- Government policy. --- Psychological aspects. --- International control --- Social Sciences --- Political Science
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Despite the global spread of nuclear hardware and knowledge, at least half of the nuclear weapons projects launched since 1970 have definitively failed, and even the successful projects have generally needed far more time than expected. To explain this puzzling slowdown in proliferation, Jacques E. C. Hymans focuses on the relations between politicians and scientific and technical workers in developing countries. By undermining the workers' spirit of professionalism, developing country rulers unintentionally thwart their own nuclear ambitions. Combining rich theoretical analysis, in-depth historical case studies of Iraq, China, Yugoslavia and Argentina and insightful analyses of current-day proliferant states, Achieving Nuclear Ambitions develops a powerful new perspective that effectively counters the widespread fears of a coming cascade of new nuclear powers.
Polemology --- 872 Massavernietigingswapens --- Nuclear nonproliferation --- Nuclear weapons --- Atomic weapons --- Fusion weapons --- Thermonuclear weapons --- Weapons of mass destruction --- No first use (Nuclear strategy) --- Nuclear arms control --- Nuclear disarmament --- Nuclear warfare --- Export of nuclear materials --- Export of nuclear technology --- International control of nuclear energy --- Nonproliferation, Nuclear --- Nuclear energy --- Nuclear exports --- Nuclear proliferation --- Proliferation, Nuclear --- Nuclear-weapon-free zones --- International control --- Social Sciences --- Political Science
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"This new edition has 40 new chapters. This edition includes chapters on the rapid expansion of ultrasound into the diagnosis and performance of procedures for chronic pain conditions. In addition, the diagnosis and treatment of many other medical conditions with ultrasound guidance has found its way into the practice of anesthesiologists"--Provided by publisher.
Nerve block --- Conduction anesthesia --- Ultrasonic imaging --- Echography --- Imaging, Ultrasonic --- Sonography --- Ultrasonography --- Acoustic imaging --- Cross-sectional imaging --- Ultrasonics --- Block anesthesia --- Perineural anesthesia --- Regional anesthesia --- Anesthesia --- Neural blockade --- Anesthesia, Conduction --- Pain --- methods --- therapy --- Management, Pain --- Managements, Pain --- Pain Managements --- Chronic Disease
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