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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456553203321

Titolo

The United Nations and nuclear orders [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur, and Thomas G. Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2009

ISBN

92-808-7136-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BouldenJane <1962->

ThakurRamesh Chandra <1948->

WeissThomas George

Disciplina

341.7/34

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation

Electronic books.

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

The United Nations and nuclear orders : context, foundations, actors, tools, and future prospects / Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur, and Thomas G. Weiss -- pt. 1. Actors. The Security Council and nuclear disarmament / Ernie Regehr -- General Assembly majorities on the preferred nuclear order / M.J. Peterson -- The Secretary-General and the Secretariat / Randy Rydell -- pt. 2. Actual and potential tools. United Nations sanctions and nuclear weapons / George A. Lopez and David Cortright -- The use of force / Ian Johnstone -- Verification and compliance / Harald Mùˆller -- Codification and legal issues / Lori Fisler Damrosch -- pt. 3. Looming threats, new challenges. Technology proliferation, globalization, and the role of the United Nations / Brian Finlay and Rita Grossman-Vermaas -- Dealing with extra-NPT actors and non-state actors / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu -- The international nuclear trade : harnessing peaceful use while preventing proliferation / Nicole C. Evans -- Nuclear proliferation and regional security orders : comparing North Korea and Iran / Amitav Acharya -- NPT regime change : has the good become the enemy of the best? / Ramesh Thakur.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines actors, tools, and issues associated with the changing nature of the environment in which the United Nations



operates; the ways in which it has responded and might respond to technological and political problems; and the questions and difficulties that arise for the world organization. Issues covered in the book include doctrinal questions on the use of force, the regional dynamics of nuclear proliferation, and the growing concern that nuclear order established by the NPT may collapse or simply be overtaken by events.--Publisher's description.