Ebook: Beyond 1995: The Future of the NPT Regime
- Tags: Business/Management Science general, Political Science general
- Series: Issues in International Security
- Year: 1990
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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There is almost universal support for the view that the world would be an even more dangerous place if there were to be more nuclear-weapon states. There would be more fingers on more triggers and, probably, a greater risk that a trigger might be pulled with incalculable consequences. It is easy to see, therefore, that there is a collective interest in avoiding the spread of nuclear weapons to further countries. Nations do not, however, normally undertake or refrain from actions because of such a collective interest; they do so because of their individual interests. This is especially true in the field of national security. A nation perceiving that it has a real interest in developing nuclear weapons is not very likely to refrain from doing so merely because it is told such development would be bad for the world community. If the global interest in avoiding the spread of nuclear weapons to more coun tries is to succeed, conditions that make it in the interest of each individual nation to renounce nuclear weapons need to be created or maintained. Fortunately, conditions have prevailed in which the vast majority of nations have seen an advantage in making legally binding nonproliferation commitments. An important rationale for many of these countries has been that these commitments would facilitate the transfer of desired civil nuclear technology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
The Nonproliferation Treaty Regime....Pages 7-15
Avoiding the Worst of All Possible Worlds....Pages 17-26
The Collapse of the NPT— What if?....Pages 27-40
What Happens to Safeguards if the NPT Goes?....Pages 41-52
Does the NPT Matter?....Pages 53-63
Beyond the NPT....Pages 65-71
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons....Pages 73-82
Toward a Universal Framework of Nuclear Restraint....Pages 83-91
European and Global Security in a World without the NPT....Pages 93-105
The NPT and Nuclear Proliferation in East Asia....Pages 107-116
World and Regional Power Relations without the NPT....Pages 117-131
Should India Sign the NPT?....Pages 133-150
A World without the NPT?....Pages 151-163
Conclusions....Pages 165-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-257
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
The Nonproliferation Treaty Regime....Pages 7-15
Avoiding the Worst of All Possible Worlds....Pages 17-26
The Collapse of the NPT— What if?....Pages 27-40
What Happens to Safeguards if the NPT Goes?....Pages 41-52
Does the NPT Matter?....Pages 53-63
Beyond the NPT....Pages 65-71
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons....Pages 73-82
Toward a Universal Framework of Nuclear Restraint....Pages 83-91
European and Global Security in a World without the NPT....Pages 93-105
The NPT and Nuclear Proliferation in East Asia....Pages 107-116
World and Regional Power Relations without the NPT....Pages 117-131
Should India Sign the NPT?....Pages 133-150
A World without the NPT?....Pages 151-163
Conclusions....Pages 165-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-257
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