Particular generalisation: the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 in relation to the anti-nuclear movement
ABSTRACT This article presents the US role in the formation of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 in relation to the era's anti-nuclear movement. The purpose is two-fold: to highlight the strategic orientation of US Antarctic policy, suggesting that it was less enlightened than it is frequently portr...
Published in: | Polar Record |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2008
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407007115 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407007115 |
Summary: | ABSTRACT This article presents the US role in the formation of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 in relation to the era's anti-nuclear movement. The purpose is two-fold: to highlight the strategic orientation of US Antarctic policy, suggesting that it was less enlightened than it is frequently portrayed; and to highlight the influence of the anti-nuclear movement upon the treaty's inclusion of a test ban which the United States initially opposed, hoping to reserve the right to conduct nuclear tests. The treaty is depicted as a particular generalisation: one aspect of the cold war that gains significance when scrutinised in relation to another that is much better-known. |
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