Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-304) and index.
Contents:
Bases of the tradition of non-use -- The United States and the tradition I : the Truman and Eisenhower years (1945-1961) -- The United States and the tradition II : Kennedy to Clinton (1961-2001) -- Russia, Britain, France, China and the tradition -- The second-generation nuclear states : Israel, India, Pakistan and the tradition -- Non-nuclear states, the tradition, and limited wars -- The tradition and the nonproliferation regime -- Changing U.S. policies and the tradition.
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