Security at Sea: Naval Forces and Arms Control (SIPRI Monographs) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198291302 ISBN 13: 9780198291305

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1990

Synopsis

Since the Second World War five navies are known to have acquired nuclear weapons, and naval forces and activities around the world have become increasingly important and dangerous. However, there has been no serious consideration of naval arms control for more than forty years. SIPRI gathered together a group of experts from eight nations to consider the problems of naval forces and the possibilities for arms control. This book is a product of that conference, and it presents for the first time a broad and detailed assessment of the dangers of the naval arms race, problems with arms control, possible approaches, confidence-building measures, and verification technologies.

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`As East and West move towards a state where the possibility of meaningful naval arms control talks can be undertaken, this book will be an important source for anyone involved in such discussions.' Navy International

'invaluable controbution to the discussion ... In Security at Sea, published under the auspices of SIPRI, he has assembled a most worthy collection of authors with an impressive degree of experience in the fields of both arms control and maritime strategy ... excellently produced ... hghly readable and very well illustrated.' British Army Review, No.96, December 1990

'The tone is set by an excellent introductory paper by Fieldhouse himself, and the general quality of the pieces is high ... an excellent brief for students and policy-makers.' Peter Nailor, Gresham College, Political Studies, Volume XXXVIII, No.4, Dec 1990

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198291302
• ISBN 13: 9780198291305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Fieldhouse Richard