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Preface | |
About the Authors | |
Accidental Nuclear War: the Problematique | p. 3 |
Accidental Nuclear War in the Context of Global Problems | p. 31 |
Strategic Defense and Inadvertent Nuclear War | p. 39 |
Accidental Nuclear War Considered from the Area of Reliability of Large Technological Systems | p. 55 |
Computers and Accidental Nuclear Conflict | p. 69 |
Human Reliability, Instability, and the Control of Nuclear Weapons | p. 77 |
Why We Cannot Rely on Decision-Makers in Times of Crisis | p. 117 |
Preventing the Ultimate Disaster: Misperception at the Top | p. 133 |
The Time Factor | p. 149 |
The Psychology of Risk Compensation and its implications for Accidental Nuclear War | p. 157 |
The Security Paradox and the Fear Trap | p. 171 |
Nuclear Proliferation: Neither Safe nor Stable | p. 203 |
Minimizing the Risks for Accidental Nuclear War: An Agenda for Action | p. 221 |
Political Aspects of Minimizing the Risk of Accidental Nuclear War | p. 237 |
Counteracting Accidental Nuclear War | p. 245 |
Would Actions to Survive a Nuclear Winter Help Public Opinion See the Urgency of Preventive Measures? | p. 255 |
Multilateral Measures to Prevent Accidental Nuclear War and to Manage Nuclear Crisis | p. 263 |
Appendix A - The Stockholm Declaration | p. 287 |
Appendix B - Abbreviations | p. 290 |
Appendix C - Bibliography | p. 292 |
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