Paths to Peace. Exploring the feasibility of sustainable peace

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6256023

Smoke, R; Harman, W

A primer on thinking about peace in a nuclear age, this book describes the kinds of peace effort that have been tried-and those that might be tried-from the highest echelons of government policymaking to the grassroots level of individual endeavor. Its primary goal is to enable the reader to understand ways of eliminating the threat of nuclear war and to be empowered to take action. The book describes and compares nine basic paths people have used to achieve peace, ranging from such conventional approaches as the theory of deterrence or balance of power to more unconventional strategies such as nonviolent resistance. Essentially all significant ideas for achieving and maintaining international peace fall into one of these nine categories or combine features from several.

• OSTI ID: 6256023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
350000* -- Arms Control-- (1987-)
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ARMS CONTROL
COOPERATION
FOREIGN POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
NATIONAL SECURITY
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY
NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
SECURITY
WARFARE
WEAPONS