Preventing black-market trade in nuclear technology / edited by Matthew Bunn [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Bunn, Matthew, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear arms control.

Illegal arms transfers.

Physical Description:

ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Every nuclear weapons program for decades has relied extensively on illicit imports of nuclear-related technologies. This book offers the most detailed public account of how states procure what they need to build nuclear weapons, what is currently being done to stop them, and how global efforts to prevent such trade could be strengthened. While illicit nuclear trade can never be stopped completely, effective steps to block illicit purchases of nuclear technology have sometimes succeeded in slowing nuclear weapons programs and increasing their costs, giving diplomacy more chance to work. Hence, this book argues, preventing illicit transfers wherever possible is a key element of an effective global non-proliferation strategy.

Contents:

Introduction : The Problem of Black-Market Nuclear Technology Networks / Matthew Bunn and William C. Potter

The World of Illicit Nuclear Trade : Present and Future / David Albright and Andrea Stricker

The Role of Intelligence in Countering Illicit Nuclear-Related Procurement / Thomas Fingar

Strengthening the Global Law-Enforcement Response / Leonard S. Spector

Strengthening Sanctions and Interdiction / Mark Fitzpatrick

Strengthening Global Nuclear Export Controls / Ian Anthony

The Private Sector's Role in Stopping Black-Market Nuclear Technology Networks / Robert Shaw

Strengthening Global Nonproliferation Financial Controls / Justine Walker

Strengthening the Role of International Organizations in Dealing with Illicit Nuclear Technology Networks / Olli Heinonen

Countering Nuclear Black Markets by Strengthening Nonproliferation Culture / Matthew Bunn

Stopping Black-Market Nuclear Technology Networks : A View from Russia / Vladimir A. Orlov and Oleksandr Cheban

Out-of-the-Box Initiatives to Combat Illicit Nuclear Technology Procurement Networks / John Park, Leonard S. Spector, Ian J. Stewart

Conclusion : Stopping Illicit Trade in Nuclear Technology : Progress, Gaps, and Next Steps / Martin B. Malin, Matthew Bunn, Leonard S. Spector, William C. Potter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781107163768

1107163765

OCLC:

1003273191