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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141049203321

Autore

Lodgaard Sverre

Titolo

Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation : towards a nuclear-weapon free world? / / Sverre Lodgaard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2010

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

9786612930188

9781136906770

1136906770

9781136906787

1136906789

9781282930186

1282930184

9780203842591

0203842596

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Routledge global security studies ; ; 20

Classificazione

HIS027000POL001000POL011010

Disciplina

327.1/747

Soggetti

Nuclear disarmament

Nuclear nonproliferation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Power shifts and nuclear weapons; 1 Power shifts and nuclear weapons; Part II The legacies of nuclear history and the requirements of a new consensus on non- proliferation and disarmament; 2 The first nuclear era; 3 Post- Cold War doctrines; 4 A global consensus on non-proliferation and disarmament; Part III Proliferation problems and the role of nuclear disarmament; 5 The three- state problem; 6 Rollback experiences; 7 Challenge from within: The case of Iran; 8 How to understand North Korea

9 The relationship between disarmament and non- proliferationPart IV Towards a nuclear-weaponfree world; 10 Towards a nuclear- weapon-free world; Notes; References; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the current debate on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, notably the international non-proliferation regime and how to implement its disarmament provisions. Discussing the requirements of a new international consensus on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, this book builds on the three pillars of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT): non-proliferation, disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. It reviews the impact of Cold War and post-Cold War policies on current disarmament initiatives and analyses contemporary proliferation pro