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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462863003321

Titolo

The nuclear renaissance and international security [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Adam N. Stulberg and Matthew Fuhrmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8047-8530-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StulbergAdam N. <1963->

FuhrmannMatthew <1980->

Disciplina

355/.033

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear energy

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

Introduction : understanding the nuclear renaissance / Adam N. Stulberg and Matthew Fuhrmann -- Correlates of nuclear energy : back to the future or back to basics? / Bernard Gourley and Adam N. Stulberg -- Where, how, and why will nuclear happen? : nuclear "renaissance" discourses from buyers and suppliers / Allison Macfarlane -- Nuclear suppliers and the renaissance in nuclear power / Matthew Fuhrmann -- Internationalization of the fuel cycle and the nuclear energy renaissance : confronting the credible commitment problem / Adam N. Stulberg -- Vaunted hopes : climate change and the unlikely nuclear renaissance / Joshua William Busby -- The politics of the nuclear renaissance : a comment / Christopher Way -- Stop helping me : when nuclear assistance impedes nuclear programs / Alexander H. Montgomery -- The nuclear renaissance and nuclear weapons proliferation / Matthew Kroenig -- Consequences of the nuclear renaissance for non-state nuclear trafficking / Justin V. Hastings -- The logic of nuclear patronage : a comment / Erik Gartzke -- Nuclear weapons programs and the security dilemma / Kyle Beardsley and Victor Asal -- Nuclear power and militarized conflict : is there a link? / Michael C. Horowitz -- He global nuclear renaissance and the spread of violent conflict : a comment / Dan Reiter --



Conclusion : what future for nuclear energy? / Matthew Fuhrmann and Adam N. Stulberg.

Sommario/riassunto

Interest in nuclear energy has surged in recent years, yet there are risks that accompany the global diffusion of nuclear power-especially the possibility that the spread of nuclear energy will facilitate nuclear weapons proliferation. In this book, leading experts analyze the tradeoffs associated with nuclear energy and put the nuclear renaissance in historical context, evaluating both the causes and the strategic effects of nuclear energy development. They probe critical issues relating to the nuclear renaissance, including if and how peaceful nuclear programs contribute to nucl