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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option

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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option

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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option book

From Bush to Obama

Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option

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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option book

From Bush to Obama
ByAiden Warren
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2011
eBook Published 13 September 2011
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203802083
Pages 264
eBook ISBN 9780203802083
Subjects Politics & International Relations
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Warren, A. (2012). Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option: From Bush to Obama (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203802083

ABSTRACT

Despite its portrayal as a bold departure, the Bush Doctrine was not the "new" or "revolutionary" policy instrument that many at the time portended. This work seeks to argue that while it was clear that the Bush Doctrine certainly qualified as a preventive war policy, it is apparent that the adoption of this strategy did not mark a total break with American tradition or earlier Administrations.

Warren seeks to dispel arguments pertaining to the supposed "radical" nature of the Bush Doctrine – based on comparisons with previous National Security Strategies and previous Administrations’ penchant for prevention. However, the work also highlights that what was new and bold about the Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy of 2002, was its willingness to embrace reinvigorating a nuclear option that could ultimately be used in the context of preventive war.

While Obama has struck bold rhetorical notes and promises in relation to limiting the role of nuclear weapons, he has stopped short of changing the status quo on critical issues that have lingered since the Cold War – such as tactical nuclear weapons and keeping missiles on alert. This book’s final section examines the extent to which Obama has attempted to ‘adjust’ the nuclear option with the recent release of the congressionally mandated Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).

Offering new insights into the Bush doctrine and providing a comprehensive analysis of the current status of the US nuclear weapons strategy, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of American foreign policy, security studies and international relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

1 The Bush Doctrine: definitions and interpretations of prevention and pre- emption

chapter 2|28 pages

The Bush Doctrine: preventive war in Iraq

chapter 3|40 pages

The Bush Doctrine and prevention: evident in twentieth- century US foreign policy–case studies

chapter 4|26 pages

The Bush Doctrine and the nuclear option: the transition from Clinton to Bush

chapter 5|37 pages

The nuclear option: Bush and the “real” doctrine

chapter 6|28 pages

The nuclear option: from Bush to Obama

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