The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate
A long-time staple of International Relations courses, this new edition continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation, while looking at the regions and issues now at the forefront of the nuclear question.

Over the past fifteen years, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons has been a staple in International Relations courses because of its brevity and crystal-clear explanations. The new edition, An Enduring Debate, continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation and the dangers of a nuclear-armed world. With new chapters on the questions surrounding a nuclear North Korea, Iran, and Iraq and the potential for a world free of nuclear weapons, this Third Edition will continue to generate a lively classroom experience.
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The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate
A long-time staple of International Relations courses, this new edition continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation, while looking at the regions and issues now at the forefront of the nuclear question.

Over the past fifteen years, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons has been a staple in International Relations courses because of its brevity and crystal-clear explanations. The new edition, An Enduring Debate, continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation and the dangers of a nuclear-armed world. With new chapters on the questions surrounding a nuclear North Korea, Iran, and Iraq and the potential for a world free of nuclear weapons, this Third Edition will continue to generate a lively classroom experience.
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The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate

Overview

A long-time staple of International Relations courses, this new edition continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation, while looking at the regions and issues now at the forefront of the nuclear question.

Over the past fifteen years, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons has been a staple in International Relations courses because of its brevity and crystal-clear explanations. The new edition, An Enduring Debate, continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation and the dangers of a nuclear-armed world. With new chapters on the questions surrounding a nuclear North Korea, Iran, and Iraq and the potential for a world free of nuclear weapons, this Third Edition will continue to generate a lively classroom experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393920109
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 07/31/2012
Edition description: Third Edition
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Scott D. Sagan is professor of political science at Stanford University and codirector of the Center for International Security and Cooperation. He is the author of The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons and Moving Targets: Nuclear Strategy and National Security.

Kenneth N. Waltz is Emeritus Ford Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley and senior research associate at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. His books include Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis and Theory of International Politics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface ix

Chapter 1 More May be Better Kenneth N. Waltz 3

Chapter 2 More Will be Worse Scott D. Sagan 41

Chapter 3 Waltz Responds to Sagan Kenneth N. Waltz 82

Chapter 4 Sagan Responds to Waltz Scott D. Sagan 112

Chapter 5 Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Weapons: For Better or Worse? Scott D. Sagan Kenneth N. Waltz 135

Chapter 6 Iraq, North Korea, and Iran Scott D. Sagan Kenneth N. Waltz Mira Rapp-Hooper 175

Chapter 7 Is Nuclear Zero the Best Option? Scott D. Sagan Kenneth N. Waltz 215

Notes 229

Index 255

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