Screen LibrarySigning away the bomb : the surprising success of the nuclear nonproliferation regime /
"For more than fifty years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the wider nuclear nonproliferation regime have worked to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Analysts and pundits have often viewed the regime with skepticism, repeatedly warning that it is on the br...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"For more than fifty years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the wider nuclear nonproliferation regime have worked to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Analysts and pundits have often viewed the regime with skepticism, repeatedly warning that it is on the brink of collapse, and the NPT lacks many of the characteristics usually seen in effective international institutions. Nevertheless, the treaty continues to enjoy near-universal membership and high levels of compliance. This is the first book to explain why the nonproliferation regime has been so successful, bringing to bear declassified documents, new data on regime membership and weapons pursuit, and a variety of analytic approaches. It offers important new insights for scholars of nuclear proliferation and international security institutions, and for policymakers seeking to strengthen the nonproliferation regime and tighten international constraints on the spread of nuclear weapons"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 262 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781009216739 1009216732 9781009216753 1009216759 |
| Index Number: | KZ5675 |
| CLC: |
D999.2 D815.2 |
| Call Number: | D815.2/K176 |
| Contents: | The Puzzle of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- Membership -- Compliance -- Enforcement -- Latency. |