The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has long been key in non-proliferation and disarmament activities. The Treaty is the major international legal obstacle for states seeking nuclear weapon capabilities. In retrospect, and despite setbacks, the overall impact of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has been significant and gratifying. Its continued success is by no means guaranteed. As old nuclear dangers persist and new ones evolve, policies to halt nuclear proliferation are more disparate than at any other time. Nuclear weapons remain an essential part of the security policies of leading states and many developmental states maintain strong nuclear weapon ambitions, while terrorists have actively been seeking nuclear capabilities. In search of an overarching strategy that recognizes both the flaws of the existing non-proliferation regime, and the value of some of the corrections proposed by regime critics, this volume assesses contemporary efforts to stem nuclear proliferation. In doing so, Nuclear Proliferation and International Security examines a number of cases with a view to recommending better non-proliferation tools and strategies. The contributors comprise renowned international scholars, who have been selected to obtain the best possible analyses of critically important issues related to international non-proliferation dynamics and the future integrity of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Author(s): Lodgaard Maerli
Edition: annotated edition
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 384
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 15
Preface......Page 20
Abbreviations......Page 22
1 Introduction......Page 26
Part I: Growing pressures, fragile policies......Page 32
2 Ban on nuclear-weapon proliferation in light of international law......Page 34
3 Preventive war as an alternative to treaty-based nuclear non-proliferation......Page 55
4 Proliferation, disarmament and the future of the Non-proliferation Treaty......Page 75
Part II: Encountering proliferators, real or potential......Page 96
5 The exceptional end to the extraordinary Libyan nuclear quest......Page 98
6 Iran’s uncertain nuclear ambitions......Page 121
7 North Korean proliferation and the end of US nuclear hegemony......Page 143
8 Israel and a Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East......Page 162
9 India’s nuclear exceptionalism......Page 177
10 Pakistan as a receptive proliferator......Page 197
11 Non-state actors and nuclear proliferation......Page 219
Part III: Building restraint, reducing risks......Page 238
12 The fizzling fervency of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty......Page 240
13 The Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty as a nuclear security policy driver......Page 259
14 Nuclear non-proliferation assistance across borders......Page 277
15 Export controls and Multilateral Nuclear Arrangements......Page 292
Part IV: Assessments and recommendations......Page 316
16 Regaining common ground......Page 318
References......Page 345
Index......Page 377
