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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465649203321

Autore

Bellany Ian

Titolo

Curbing the spread of nuclear weapons [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Bellany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-84779-600-1

1-78170-132-6

1-84779-206-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

327.1747

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control

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

9780719067969; 9780719067969; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Nuclear weapons and nuclear energy; 2 Nuclear weapons and international security; 3 The International Atomic Energy Agency and safeguards; 4 Understanding nuclear-free zones; 5 United States policy on non-proliferation and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty; 6 Bargaining for test ban treaties; Appendix A: The Baruch Plan; Appendix B: Atoms for Peace; Appendix C: Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Appendix D: Treaty of Tlatelolco documentation and texts

Appendix E: Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a fully detailed but accessible and accurate introduction to the technical aspects of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons Demonstrates that international security is unlikely to benefit from encouraging the spread of nuclear weapons Includes a full discussion of the phenomenon of nuclear-free zones, with particular emphasis on the zone covering Latin America Frankly appraises the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards system