Averting Nuclear War

This book examines the current state of nuclear stability postures worldwide and proposes a unified approach to achieving regional and global peace. It suggests that deterrence optimists, disarmament idealists, and warfighting pessimists can be reconciled as complementary strategies to achieve nuclear stability. The book employs a game-theoretical framework to define the conditions for nuclear war and explores the potential for stable coexistence between global powers. It concludes that establishing a nuclear oligopolistic hierarchy under the leadership of preponderant global powers committed to a no-first-use pledge is the most effective international system for enhancing regional and global nuclear stability.

Format: Hardback
Length: 153 pages
Publication date: 10 September 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This timely book offers a comprehensive examination of the current state of nuclear stability postures worldwide, effectively highlighting their inherent limitations. Through their analysis, the authors illustrate how the seemingly contradictory perspectives of deterrence optimists, disarmament idealists, and warfighting pessimists can be reconfigured into a unified approach towards achieving regional and global peace. They suggest that these strategies can be reconciled as complementary, rather than substitute approaches, to achieve the common goal of nuclear stability.

To achieve this objective, the book employs a game-theoretical framework to analytically define the conditions for nuclear war. Drawing from extensive observations of significant crises, the model incorporates identifiable systemic regularities that influence the strategic decision-making process during severe crises and establish the prerequisites for different levels of nuclear confrontation. Additionally, by tracing the strategic-technological trajectories of nuclear powers, the authors present a novel analysis that explores the potential for stable coexistence to replace unstable confrontation between global powers, ultimately fostering nuclear peace.

The author's theoretical explorations lead to the policy conclusion that establishing a nuclear oligopolistic hierarchy, under the leadership of preponderant global powers committed to a no-first-use pledge, presents the most effective international system for enhancing both regional and global nuclear stability. This book aims to surpass the Cold War origins of current nuclear strategy and develop a comprehensive policy framework that guarantees enduring nuclear stability in the contemporary world.

Weight: 436g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031386879
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023