Ronald C. Kramer applies theories from criminology to argue that possession of nuclear weapons is a criminal act and shows how a nuclear apocalypse might be averted, offering a pathway to the abolition of these devastating weapons.
Ronald C. Kramer applies theories from criminology to argue that possession of nuclear weapons is a criminal act and shows how a nuclear apocalypse might be averted, offering a pathway to the abolition of these devastating weapons. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
RONALD C. KRAMER is a professor of sociology at Western Michigan University. His books include Carbon Criminals, Climate Crimes and State-Corporate Crime, both from Rutgers University Press.
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Preface and Acknowledgments Foreword by Ray Michalowski Chapter 1 “It is 90 Seconds to Midnight”: Nuclear Weapons, Apocalyptic Harms, and State Crime Chapter 2 Nuclear Warfare is Illegal: International Law and Nuclear Weapons Chapter 3 The Use of the Atomic Bomb Against Japan and the Normalization of a Geopolitical Crime Chapter 4 Crimes of Empire: Cold War Nuclear Threats and the Failure of International Controls Chapter 5 Nuclear Madness, Arms Control Treaties, and the End of the Cold War Chapter 6 After the Cold War: Lost Opportunities for Disarmament, Nuclear Nonproliferation by Force, and the Prague Promise Chapter 7 Current Apocalyptic Threats, The American Empire, and a Pathway to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons List of Abbreviations Index Foreword: Nuclear Death by Raymond J. Michalowski ix Preface and Acknowledgments xxi List of Abbreviations xxv 1 “It Is 90 Seconds to Midnight”: Nuclear Weapons, Apocalyptic Harms, and State Crime 1 2 Nuclear Warfare Is Illegal: International Law and Nuclear Weapons 23 3 The Use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan and the Normalization of a Geopolitical Crime 51 4 Crimes of Empire: Cold War Nuclear Threats and the Failure of International Controls 83 5 Nuclear Madness, Arms Control Treaties, and the End of the Cold War 109 6 After the Cold War: Lost Opportunities for Disarmament, Nuclear Nonproliferation by Force, and the Prague Promise 139 7 Current Apocalyptic Threats, the American Empire, and a Pathway to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons 177 Notes 213 Index 000
Preface and Acknowledgments Foreword by Ray Michalowski Chapter 1 “It is 90 Seconds to Midnight”: Nuclear Weapons, Apocalyptic Harms, and State Crime Chapter 2 Nuclear Warfare is Illegal: International Law and Nuclear Weapons Chapter 3 The Use of the Atomic Bomb Against Japan and the Normalization of a Geopolitical Crime Chapter 4 Crimes of Empire: Cold War Nuclear Threats and the Failure of International Controls Chapter 5 Nuclear Madness, Arms Control Treaties, and the End of the Cold War Chapter 6 After the Cold War: Lost Opportunities for Disarmament, Nuclear Nonproliferation by Force, and the Prague Promise Chapter 7 Current Apocalyptic Threats, The American Empire, and a Pathway to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons List of Abbreviations Index Foreword: Nuclear Death by Raymond J. Michalowski ix Preface and Acknowledgments xxi List of Abbreviations xxv 1 “It Is 90 Seconds to Midnight”: Nuclear Weapons, Apocalyptic Harms, and State Crime 1 2 Nuclear Warfare Is Illegal: International Law and Nuclear Weapons 23 3 The Use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan and the Normalization of a Geopolitical Crime 51 4 Crimes of Empire: Cold War Nuclear Threats and the Failure of International Controls 83 5 Nuclear Madness, Arms Control Treaties, and the End of the Cold War 109 6 After the Cold War: Lost Opportunities for Disarmament, Nuclear Nonproliferation by Force, and the Prague Promise 139 7 Current Apocalyptic Threats, the American Empire, and a Pathway to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons 177 Notes 213 Index 000
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