Weapons of mass destruction and US foreign policy : the strategic use of a concept /

"This book examines the use of concepts specifically weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in US foreign policy and national security discourse. Current analysis of WMD definition has made headway into identifying the repercussions that the conceptual conflation of such diverse weapons typically un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bentley, Michelle
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:	Routledge studies in US foreign policy.
Subjects:	Weapons of mass destruction > United States. United States > Foreign relations. National security > United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security. Diplomatic relations. National security. Weapons of mass destruction. United States. Aussenpolitik. Massenvernichtungswaffe. Sicherheitspolitik. USA.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: What We Talk About When We Talk About WMD
1. Contesting 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'
2. Constructing WMD in US Foreign Policy
3. WMD During the Cold War
4. Conceptual Reinvigoration in the 1990s
5. 9/11 Times a Thousand
6. Conventions, Conventional Weapons and Humpty Dumpty
Conclusion: The Strategic Use of a Concept.