This book examines the evolution of international nuclear non-proliferation trade controls over time.
The book argues that the international nuclear export controls have developed in a sub-optimal way as a result of a non-proliferation collective action problem. This has resulted in competition among suppliers, owing to the absence of an overarching effective system of control. While efforts have been undertaken to address this collective action problem and strengthen controls over time, these measures have been inherently limited, it is argued here, because of the same structural factors and vested interests that led to the creation of the problem in the first place. This study examines international controls from the beginning of the nuclear age and early efforts to control the atom, up to more recent times and the challenge posed by Iranian and North Korean nuclear ambitions. Drawing on a rich body of original archival research and interviews, the book demonstrates that the collective action problem has restrained cooperation in preventing nuclear proliferation and that gaps persist in the international nuclear trade control regime.
This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation and arms control, security studies, and International Relations.
By:
Ian J. Stewart
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781032046884
ISBN 10: 1032046880
Series: Routledge Global Security Studies
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: international nuclear export controls and non-proliferation, and the collective action problem 2. The missed opportunity? Effective control of atomic energy 3. Atoms, sometimes for peace: the emergence of the non-proliferation collective action problem 4. Strategies that failed? US non-proliferation strategy from 1964 to 1980 5. International nuclear trade controls after the Cold War 6. Universalising non-proliferation trade controls 7. Conclusions
Ian J. Stewart is Executive Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Washingtong DC, USA.
