Globalization and Proliferation

Abstract

Globalization as we know it now emerged after World War II. Proliferation as we know it now emerged after World War II, with the advent of nuclear weapons, but also with the advent of long-range ballistic missiles, starting with the German V-2. Globalization is the interconnectedness of the world, especially through trade, but in new and intricate ways that constitute a qualitative change and on a scale that far outstrips previous episodes of globalization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1014551

Entities

People

  • Henry H. Gaffney

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Fissile Materials
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies