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Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation book cover

1st Edition

Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation

Edited By Harsh V Pant Copyright 2012
376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge
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The Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation  delves deep into the changing global nuclear landscape. The chapters document the increasing complexity of the global nuclear proliferation dynamic and the inability of the international community to come to terms with a rapidly changing strategic milieu. The future, in all likelihood, will be very different from the past, and the chapters in this... Read more

Contents

  1. Introduction

    2. Part I

    Thematic Issues

  2. Nuclear Deterrence: Enduring Relevance but Growing Need For Re-Evaluation

    3. Chris Hobbs and Matthew Harries

  3. Nuclear Energy and Proliferation: Potent Mix

    4. Henry Sokolski

  4. Non-Proliferation and Counter-Proliferation: Necessary, Complementary and Often Interchangeable Concepts

    5. Mark Fitzpatrick

  5. Nuclear Weapons and Non-State Actors: The Evolving Threat of Nuclear Terrorism

    6. Paul Wilkinson

  6. The Nuclear Taboo

    7. Nina Tannenwald

    Part II

    The Five Nuclear Powers

  7. The United States: Setting the Stage for Disarmament

    8. James J. Wirtz

  8. Russia: Arms Control, Deterrence, and Proliferation in Contemporary Russian Thinking

    9. Stephen Blank

  9. The United Kingdom: A Conflicted Nuclear Weapon State

    10. Paul Ingram and Michael Collins

  10. France: A Non-Exceptional Nuclear Policy

    11. Corentin Brustlein

  11. China: A Deterrence Paradox

    12. Jonathan Holslag

    Part III

    De-Factor Nuclear States

  12. India: The (Accepted) Gatecrasher

    13. Chris Ogden

  13. Pakistan: The Politics of Nuclear Force Building

    14. Bhumitra Chakma

  14. Israel: Origins and Implications of Nuclear Ambiguity

    15. Arielle Kandel

    Part IV

    The ‘Problem’ States

  15. Iran: From Power Generation to Weapons Proliferation?

    16. Anoush Ehteshami

  16. North Korea: An Isolationist Nuclear State

    17. Balbina Hwang

    Part V

    The ‘Threshold’ States

  17. South Africa: Disarmament Trendsetter

    18. Stephen Burgess

  18. Japan: Between Pacifism and Pragmatism

    19. Takenori Horimoto

  19. Egypt: Flirtations, Frustration and Future Uncertainty

    Maria Rost Rublee

    20. Part VI

    The Global Non-Proliferation Regime

  20. The Non-Proliferation Treaty

    21. Mark Hilborne

  21. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Foundations, Context, and Outlook

    22. Dean Knox

  22. A Cut-Off of Production of Weapon-Usable Fissionable Material: Considerations, Requirements, and IAEA Capabilities

    23. Tariq Rauf

  23. Trends in Missile Defense and Space Security: Challenging Non-Proliferation Priorities

    24. Bharath Gopalaswamy

  24. The US-India Nuclear Deal: Great Power Politics Versus Non-Proliferation

    25. Harsh V. Pant

  25. Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Proliferation: A Complicated Relationship

    26. Tom Sauer

  26. The Future: A Cautious Prognosis

          Malcolm Davis

Index

　

Biography

Harsh V. Pant is a Reader in International Relations at King’s College London in the Department of Defence Studies. He is also an Associate with the King’s Centre for Science and Security Studies and an Affiliate with the King’s India Institute. His current research is focused on Asian security issues. His most recent books include Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy (Palgrave Macmillan), The China Syndrome (HarperCollins), and The US—India Nuclear Pact: Policy, Process, and Great Power Politics (Oxford University Press).

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