1st Edition

Nuclear Proliferation and International Order Challenges to the Non-Proliferation Treaty

Edited By Olav Njølstad Copyright 2011
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and the issues it faces in the early 21st century. Despite the fact that most countries in the world have signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) there is growing concern that the NPT is in serious trouble and may not be able to stop the further spread of nuclear weapons. If so, international stability will be undermined,... Read more

1. Introduction: The Present Nuclear Order, How it Came About, Why it May Not Last Hans Blix  Part 1: Challenge from Outside: The Problem of Non-Legal Nuclear Weapon States  2. The Indian Nuclear Program: Motivations, Effects, and Future Trajectories S. Paul Kapur  3. Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Programme: Past and Future Bhumitra Chakma  4. Israel’s Nuclear Capability: Implications on Middle East Security Mohamed Kadry Said  Part 2: Challenge from Within: The NPT Defectors  5. How to bring North Korea back into the NPT Leon V. Sigal  6. Challenge from Within: The Case of Iran Sverre Lodgaard  Part 3: Challenge from Below: Nuclear Trafficking and Terrorism  7. The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Morten Bremer Mærli  8. The Atomic Terrorist? John Mueller  Part 4: Challenge from Above: The Unfulfilled Nuclear Disarmament Pledge of the Five Legal Nuclear-Weapon States  9. The United States and the NPT "Double Bargain" David Holloway  10. The Nuclear Policy of Russia and the Perspectives for Nuclear Disarmament Vladimir Dvorkin  11. Creating "Nuclear Order": An Open-Ended Process Sergey Oznobishchev  12. The UK, Responsible Nuclear Sovereignty and the Disarmament Threshold William Walker  13. France and Nuclear Non-Proliferation: From Benign Neglect to Active Promotion Bruno Tertrais  14. Departing Revolution: China’s Changing Nuclear Policies during the Cold War Chen Jian  15. China’s Policy on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament Yao Yunzhu

Biography

Olav Njølstad is Research Director at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo.