Tempting Fate Article Swipe
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· 2019
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/book.68983
· OA: W4251831983
Nuclear weapons hold out the promise of peace through the prospect of devastation.That is a dangerous bargain.The number of wars that have occurred when only one side has nuclear weapons suggest that it is also a fragile one.Regardless of whether one views nuclear weapons as a benefi t or danger to humanity, they are not likely to disappear anytime soon.Like many other students of nuclear politics, then, I believe that it is important to grapple with the nature and the limits of the nuclear shadow.This book represents one contribution to that effort.It is common in acknowledgments to note that many individuals had a profound infl uence on the fi nal product.I never fully appreciated just how true that was until I went through the process myself.This book is very different today from when it began.Its strengths are due to the patience of many friends and colleagues who took time to engage with this project.Its weaknesses remain those of its author.
