Ethics and Nuclear Arms: European and American Perspectives.

Sonst. Personen	English, Raymond (Hrsg.)
Institution	Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, DC.
Titel	Ethics and Nuclear Arms: European and American Perspectives.
Quelle	(1985), (143 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-89633-095-8
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Conflict Resolution; Ethics; Foreign Policy; International Relations; Moral Values; National Defense; Nuclear Warfare; Nuclear Weapons; Peace; World Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Ethik; Außenpolitik; Internationale Beziehungen; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Atomkrieg; Frieden; Weltproblem
Abstract	In these 10 essays, 5 European and 5 American political and religious leaders examine the ethics of possessing and using nuclear weapons. They appraise the policy of nuclear deterrence. Protestant and Catholic viewpoints are represented. There are disagreements on details and differences in emphasis on positions and policies. There is general agreement on the moral legitimacy and political necessity of the Western alliance. Essay and authors are: "Four Decades with Nuclear Arms" (Stephen Haseler); "Toward a Responsible Policy" (Sven F. Kraemer); "War and Peace in the Nuclear Age" (Erwin Wilkens); "A Crisis of Faith" (Richard John Neuhaus); "The German Churches Speak Out" (Wolfhart Pannenberg); "The U.S. Catholic Bishops and Nuclear Arms" (J. Bryan Hehir); "The U.S. Catholic Bishops and Soviet Reality" (Michael Novak); "Nuclear Pacifism and True Peace" (Frans A.M. Alting von Geusau); "NATO and 'First Use'" (Robert A. Gessert); "Christian Morality and Nuclear Arms" (Edward R. Norman). A bibliography is included. (JP)
Anmerkungen	Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1030 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 ($7.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01