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Books of Note
From time to time, Arms Control Today provides short reviews of upcoming or recent books on the subject of arms control, nonproliferation, and international security. Full-length reviews of upcoming books can be found in the Book Review section. To purchase any of these books, visit the link at the end of each review.
Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy
Thérèse Delpech, RAND, 2012, 181 pp.
Sanctions, Statecraft, and Nuclear Proliferation
Etel Solingen, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2012, 402 pp.
Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East, Bernd W. Kubbig and Sven-Eric Fikenscher, eds., Routledge, 2012, 335 pp.
No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security, Jonathan D. Pollack, Routledge, 2011, 247 pp.
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia, Bhumitra Chakma, ed., Ashgate Publishing Co., 2011, 280 pp.
Nuclear Jihad: A Clear and Present Danger?, Todd M. Masse, Potomac Books, 2011, 339 pp.
Arming Without Aiming: India’s Military Modernization
Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta, Brookings Institution Press, 2010, 223 pp.
The Missile Defense Systems of George W. Bush: A Critical Assessment
Richard Dean Burns, Praeger, 2010, 198 pp.
A Skeptic's Case for Nuclear Disarmament, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution Press, 2010, 166 pp.
Cultivating Confidence: Verification, Monitoring, and Enforcement for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Cory Hinderstein, ed., Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Hoover Institute Press, 2010, 322 pp.
American Missile Defense, Victoria Samson, Praeger, 2010, 252 pp.
Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Matthew Kroenig, CornellUniversity Press, 2010, 233 pp.
A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers, Reaktion Books, 2010, 224 pp.