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 volume develop a framework that aids a better understanding of the forces that will shape the nuclear proliferation debate in the years to come.
Part I examines the major thematic issues underlying the contemporary discourse on nuclear proliferation.
Part II gives an overview of the evolving nuclear policies of the five established nuclear powers: the USA, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and the People's Republic of China.
Part III looks at the three de facto nuclear states: India, Pakistan and Israel.
Part IV examines two `problem states' in the proliferation matrix today: Iran and North Korea.
Part V sheds light on an important issue often ignored during discussions of nuclear proliferation – cases where states have made a deliberate policy choice of either renouncing their nuclear weapons programme, or have decided to remain a threshold state. The cases of South Africa, Egypt and Japan will be the focus of this section.
Part VI, will examine the present state of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, which most observers agree is currently facing a crisis of credibility. The three pillars of this regime – the NPT, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty – will be analyzed.
Edited by:
Harsh V Pant
Imprint: Europa Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9781857438024
ISBN 10: 1857438027
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 22 May 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Proposed Contents 1 Introduction: Harsh V. Pant Thematic Issues 2 Nuclear Deterrence: Chris Hobbs and Matthew Harries 3 Nuclear Energy and Proliferation: Henry Sokolski 4 Non-Proliferation and Counter Proliferation: Mark Fitzpatrick 5 Nuclear Weapons and Non-State Actors: Paul Wilkinson 6 The Nuclear Taboo: Nina Tannenwald The Five Nuclear Powers 7 The USA: James Wirtz 8 Russia: Stephen Blank 9 The UK: Paul Ingram and Michael Collins 10 France: Corentin Brustlein 11 China: Jonathan Holslag De-Factor Nuclear States 12 India: Chris Ogden 13 Pakistan: Bhumitra Chakma 14 Israel: Arielle Kandel The ‘Problem’ States 15 Iran: Anoush Ehteshami 16 North Korea: Balbina Hwang The ‘Threshold’ States 17 South Africa: Stephen Burgess 18 Japan: Takenori Horimoto 19 Egypt: Maria Rost Rublee The Global Non-Proliferation Regime 20 The Non-Proliferation Treaty: Mark Hilborne 21 The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Foundations, Context, and Outlook: Dean Knox 22 A Cut-Off of Production of Weapon-Usable Fissionable Material: Considerations, Requirements and IAEA Capabilities: Tariq Rauf 23 Trends in Missile Defense and Space Security: Challenging Non-Proliferation Priorities: Bharath Gopalaswami 24 The US-India Nuclear Deal: Great Power Politics versus Non-Proliferation: Harsh V. Pant 25 Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Proliferation: A Complicated Relationship: Tom Sauer 26 The Future: A Cautious Prognosis: Malcolm Davis
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).
