1st Edition
Australia and Nuclear Weapons The Case for a Non-Nuclear Region in South East Asia
122 Pages
by
Routledge
First published in 1966, Australia and Nuclear Weapons argues for an Australian initiative to establish a non-nuclear club and region, to include Australia, New Zealand, and the Maphilindo countries. In doing so, the authors consider general problems of nuclear disarmament as well as the specific challenges facing the region. The case for regional approaches to nuclear disarmament had been... Read more
1. The Beginning of a Nuclear Debate 2. The Spread of Nuclear Weapons—Safety or Danger? 3. Is Nuclear disarmament Possible? 4. A System to Prevent the Spread: The United Nations Initiatives 5. Uses of International Non-Nuclear Agreements 6. Prospects for Non-Nuclear Regions 7. Should Australia go Nuclear? 8. Proposal for a Pact 9. The Other Parties 10. An Australian Initiative Appendix: Possible Features of an Agreement
Biography
Anthony Clunies Ross
Peter King
Review of the first publication:
‘…an important contribution to the nuclear defence debate in Australia.’
— J. B. Dalton, International Affairs, Volume 44, Issue 2
