Herron, Kerry G.

Critical masses and critical choices : evolving public opinion on nuclear weapons, terrorism, and security / Kerry G. Herron, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2006 - xiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-240) and index.

Objectives, concepts, and theories -- Trends in nuclear security assessments -- Trends in policy and spending preferences -- Terrorism -- Opinion stability at the individual level -- Mass belief structures -- Making sense of public beliefs and preferences about security policy -- Appendix 1: Research methodology -- Appendix 2: Questions, distributions, and means.

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National security--Public opinion.--United States
Nuclear weapons--Public opinion.--United States
Political culture--United States.
Public opinion--United States.
Social surveys--United States.

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UA23 / .H464 2006

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