Ward Wilson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5908115 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ward Wilson |
| NOMBRES | Ward |
| APELLIDO | Wilson |
| FIRMA | WILSON W |
| AFILIACIONES | Ward Wilson is an independent scholar who lives in Trenton, New Jersey, and writes regularly at |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Rethinking the Utility of Nuclear Weapons
The parameters of the discussion about nuclear weapons are well known and appear to be relatively fixed. It seems as if there has been little on that front in forty years. Most civilian scholars have lost interest in nuclear weapons and moved on to other topics. But it is the habit of the military mind to learn from the past; even today there are lessons to be learned from Cannae, Waterloo, and Vicksburg. It will not surprise thoughtful military …
The Gordian Knot
We have the power of choice over nuclear weapons. But we do not feel our power. Instead, we feel their power. They are larger than life. They loom over us, seemingly beyond our control, shrouded in myth and dark mystery. Because of their power and our feeling that nuclear weapons are unique, we believe that these weapons require a special set of moral rules, specially tuned to the separate world where nuclear weapons dwell
Do Small Arsenals Deter
January 01 2008 Do Small Arsenals Deter? Rajesh M. Basrur, Rajesh M. Basrur Rajesh M. Basrur is Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Director at the Centre for Global Studies in Mumbai, India. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Michael D. Cohen, Michael D. Cohen Michael D. Cohen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Politi…
The Winning Weapon? Rethinking Nuclear Weapons in Light of Hiroshima
This article reexamines the widely held presumption that nuclear weapons played a decisive role in winning the war in the Pacific. Based on new research from Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. archives, it concludes that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, played virtually no role in this outcome. A comparison of the responses of high-level Japanese officials to the bombing and the Soviet invasion on August 9 makes clear that the Soviet in…
The Winning Weapon? Rethinking Nuclear Weapons in Light of Hiroshima
This article reexamines the widely held presumption that nuclear weapons played a decisive role in winning the war in the Pacific. Based on new research from Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. archives, it concludes that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, played virtually no role in this outcome. A comparison of the responses of high-level Japanese officials to the bombing and the Soviet invasion on August 9 makes clear that the Soviet in…
The Gordian Knot
We have the power of choice over nuclear weapons. But we do not feel our power. Instead, we feel their power. They are larger than life. They loom over us, seemingly beyond our control, shrouded in myth and dark mystery. Because of their power and our feeling that nuclear weapons are unique, we believe that these weapons require a special set of moral rules, specially tuned to the separate world where nuclear weapons dwell
The Winning Weapon? Rethinking Nuclear Weapons in Light of Hiroshima
This article reexamines the widely held presumption that nuclear weapons played a decisive role in winning the war in the Pacific. Based on new research from Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. archives, it concludes that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, played virtually no role in this outcome. A comparison of the responses of high-level Japanese officials to the bombing and the Soviet invasion on August 9 makes clear that the Soviet in…
Do Small Arsenals Deter
January 01 2008 Do Small Arsenals Deter? Rajesh M. Basrur, Rajesh M. Basrur Rajesh M. Basrur is Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Director at the Centre for Global Studies in Mumbai, India. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Michael D. Cohen, Michael D. Cohen Michael D. Cohen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Politi…
Rethinking the Utility of Nuclear Weapons
The parameters of the discussion about nuclear weapons are well known and appear to be relatively fixed. It seems as if there has been little on that front in forty years. Most civilian scholars have lost interest in nuclear weapons and moved on to other topics. But it is the habit of the military mind to learn from the past; even today there are lessons to be learned from Cannae, Waterloo, and Vicksburg. It will not surprise thoughtful military …
The Gordian Knot
We have the power of choice over nuclear weapons. But we do not feel our power. Instead, we feel their power. They are larger than life. They loom over us, seemingly beyond our control, shrouded in myth and dark mystery. Because of their power and our feeling that nuclear weapons are unique, we believe that these weapons require a special set of moral rules, specially tuned to the separate world where nuclear weapons dwell
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