Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons

The Past and the Prospects

David Fischer

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Routledge
01 May 2025

Arms negotiation & control; Nuclear weapons

Series: Routledge Revivals

Although in the early 1990s, nearly fifty countries had a nuclear capacity, and many more were close to it, only a handful were actually in possession of nuclear weapons. David Fischer’s book, originally published in 1992, was of particular interest in the light of the collapse of the post-war power structure, and the intensive militarization in the Middle East at the time, addresses the problem of how to prevent the wider acquisition of such weapons.

Fischer surveys the success of the international regime set up to stop the spread of nuclear weapons since the mid-1960s, in particular the fact that since 1968, 138 nations had renounced the bomb (now up to 190). The strengths and weaknesses of the non-proliferation treaty, and the reasons the author believes its membership should extend to France and China are discussed as is the 1995 conference that would decide the future of this treaty. Evidence is provided of the relationship between the development of nuclear power and the acquisition of nuclear weapons and of the dangers involved in the growing use of plutonium and the building of nuclear submarines.

The book attempts to provide a detailed and comprehensive view of the ongoing conflict between nuclear deterrence and non-proliferation and to look at both the short- and long-term prospects for non-proliferation.

Today it can be read in its historical context.

By: David Fischer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9781041003021
ISBN 10: 1041003021
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Adult education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables. Preface. Introduction. 1. The Regime and the Issues: An Overview Part I: The Past 2. How We Got There: ‘Atoms for Peace’ 3. The Re-assessment of ‘Atoms for Peace’ Part II: The Present 4. The Mainstays of the Regime 1: The Treaties 5. The Mainstays of the Regime 2: Safeguards and Controls Part III: The Future 6. Emerging Issues for the Regime 7. Changing Technical Parameters 8. The Future of Non-Proliferation Institutions 9. The Main Players 1: The Nuclear Weapon States 10. The Main Players 2: The Threshold States 11. The Main Players 3: The NPT Non-Nuclear Weapon States 12. The 1995 Conference: Some Tactical Considerations 13. The Future of the Regime: The Short Term 14. The Future of the Regime: Beyond 1995. Postscript. Notes. Annexes. Index.

David Fischer (1920–2007) took part in the drafting of the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between 1954 and 1956, and he spent 25 years with the IAEA developing policies in connection with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and working on nuclear safeguards and measures to prevent the military use of nuclear energy. His active involvement with the IAEA, and with a number of other groups continued at the time of original publication.