Nuclear Non-Proliferation: An Agenda for the 1990s

by John Simpson

Overview

Originally published in 1987, this book is concerned with the possible acquisition of nuclear weapons by states not in possession of them and the international concern caused by this. Since 1968, the international arrangements designed to prevent this had been based upon the Nuclear Non-Proliferations Treaty, which had over 130 states as signatories at the time of publication. The initial period of application of this treaty ended in 1995, and a conference was held then to discuss its extension. This volume was the first public attempt to explore the problems surrounding this conference, to examine issues likely to determine its outcome, and to analyse the consequences if the conference were to fail to reach any agreement on extension. The international contributors were among the foremost students and practitioners in the area, and brought unique knowledge and experience to the subject. The result was a pathbreaking attempt to investigate a critical problem for international security in the 1990s, and to identify methods whereby international nuclear non-proliferation arrangements could be extended into the next century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521127103
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/03/2009
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Non-Proliferation in the Late 1980s John Simpson: 1. The legacy of the 1985 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: the president's reflections Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker; 2. The threshold countries and the future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime Jozef Goldblat and Peter Lomas; Part II. The World in 1995 John Simpson: 3. The international system in the 1990s Ian Smart; 4. Third World perspectives on security and nuclear non-proliferation: an Indian view Aswini K. Ray; 5. Nuclear trade relations in the decade to 1995 William Walker; 6. New technologies and the nuclear non-proliferation regime Dennis Fakley and Ronald Mason; 7. Strategic arsenals, arms control and nuclear disarmament in the 1990s Steve Smith; Part III. Options for Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Regime in the 1990s John Simpson: 8. Non-proliferation in 1995, or plus ça change Lewis A. Dunn; 9. Smoothing the path to 1995: amending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and enhancing the regime Harald Muller; 10. Enhancing internal restraints on nuclear proliferation Philip Gummett; Part IV. Extending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Beyond 1995: Issues and Propsects John Simpson: 11. The 1995 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Extension Conference: issues and prospects David Fischer; 12. A world without the NPT? Joseph Pilat; 13. Safeguards and technical constraints in the 1990s Charles N. van Doren; 14. Nuclear non-proliferation in the 1990s: an agenda of issues and policy choices John Simpson; Appendices; Index.