The challenges of nuclear non-proliferation / Richard D. Burns and Philip E. Coyle III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burns, Richard Dean, author.

Coyle, Philip E., 1934- author.

Series:

Weapons of mass destruction series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear nonproliferation--International cooperation.

Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968 June 12).

Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (1996 September 10).

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Nuclear-weapon-free zones.

Physical Description:

xvi, 238 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Summary:

The Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation provides an exhaustive survey of the many aspects of non-proliferation efforts. It explains why some nations pursued nuclear programs while others abandoned them, as well as the challenges, strengths, and weaknesses of non-proliferation efforts. It addresses key issues such as concerns over rogue states and stateless rogues, delivery systems made possible by technology, and the connection between nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, examining whether non-proliferation regimes can deal with these threats or whether economic or military sanctions need to be developed. It also examines the feasibility of eliminating or greatly reducing the number of nuclear weapons. A broad survey of one of today's great threats to international security, this text will provide undergraduate students with the tools needed to evaluate current events and global threats. Book jacket.

Contents:

The nuclear weapon states

Seeking to prevent nuclear proliferation : Baruch plan, Atoms for peace, IAEA

The nuclear non-proliferation treaty : origins and evolution

Nuclear test bans to the Comprehensive test ban treaty

Seeking control of nuclear weapons materials

Geographical denuclearization : nuclear weapon-free zones

Proliferation in reverse : cooperative/restraining measures

Foregoing nuclear weapons : then and now

Assessing the nonproliferation regime.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442223745

144222374X

9781442223752

1442223758

OCLC:

903811580