This thesis is a study of what is said to be at issue in the nuclear
weapons debate and constitutes the beginning of an attempt to
understand its nature and significance .
The technique adopted has been to offer an initial presentation
of rival rationales in order to introduce the main concepts
and show something of the force of these developed, positions
(Vol I pp 7-30) . The two rationales are then related point
by point , to give the analytical framework used in the subsequent
interviews (pp 31-9) . Each pair of points is expanded and
commented upon , and detailed references are given to the books
and articles from which the analysis was drawn (pp 40-214) .
The next section relates all of this briefly to the main party
platforms in Britain , as of June 1987 (pp Zt 1- zt )
Volume II is made up of complete sets of responses to the framework
of questions generated in the earlier chapters . The
advantages of this method are
i that in each case the rationale is laid out verbatim 9 so that
premises are explicitly stated and the dependence of subsequent
upon prior arguments is clearly seen . This in itself is very
rarely done which is why so many proposed policies are so often ,
and so widely misunderstood .
that , because all those consulted have responded to the same
set of questions , their alternative sets of answers can be
compared with one another point by point . This is the crucial
and unique advantage of the approach adopted here . It ensures
that what is at issue can be precisely pinpointed. The results
as recorded here are in themselves striking and illuminating
More important still they open the door to detailed future
investigation of a kind which can be done in no other way.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/4226 |
| Date | January 1987 |
| Creators | Ramsbotham, Oliver Peter |
| Contributors | Not named |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Postgraduate School of Studies in Peace Studies. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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