TY - BOOK ID - 119279529 TI - Nuclear decisions : changing the course of nuclear weapons programs PY - 2023 SN - 0197679560 0197679544 PB - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Nuclear nonproliferation KW - Military policy KW - Government policy KW - Decision making KW - Defense policy KW - Military readiness KW - Military history KW - Sociology, Military KW - War KW - National security KW - Export of nuclear materials KW - Export of nuclear technology KW - International control of nuclear energy KW - Nonproliferation, Nuclear KW - Nuclear energy KW - Nuclear exports KW - Nuclear proliferation KW - Proliferation, Nuclear KW - Nuclear arms control KW - Nuclear-weapon-free zones KW - Political aspects KW - International control KW - Politics and Government. KW - Politics & government. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:119279529 AB - For decades, countries have pursued nuclear weapons by taking many different paths toward or away from the bomb. Those paths have been difficult to predict because they are defined not by security or wealth, but by the decisions leaders make to accelerate or reverse their nuclear weapons programs. Nuclear decisions are made within a complex political information environment that affects how security concerns and the value of a nuclear weapons programme are understood. By examining nine fascinating country case histories, this book elucidates the key factors that shape the decision-making environment. ER -