The Nuclear dilemma and the just war tradition
By: edited by William V. O'Brien, John Langan.
Contributors: O'Brien, William Vincent.; Langan, John, 1940-
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Lexington, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Nuclear warfare -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.; Just war doctrine -- Congresses.; Deterrence (Strategy) -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.; Nuclear warfare -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: The nuclear dilemma and the just war tradition / John Langan; title: Ethics in distress / David Hollenbach; title: Threats, values, and defense / James Turner Johnson; title: Justice, war, and politics / Gerald M. Mara; title: Technological developments and the evaluation of war / James E. Dougherty; title: Between religion and politics / John Langan; title: The failure of deterrence and the conduct of war / William V. O'Brien; title: Nuclear shadows on conventional conflicts / John Keegan; title: Nuclear deterrence and democratic politics / Michael Walzer; title: The future of the nuclear debate / William V. O'Brien.