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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009216732

ISBN-139781009216739

eBay Product ID (ePID)12057243234

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Book TitleSigning Away the Bomb : the Surprising Success of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicInternational Relations / General

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science

AuthorJeffrey M. Kaplow

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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LCCN2022-030549

Reviews'This book makes an essential contribution to our understanding of nuclear nonproliferation. Many studies of nuclear proliferation have either ignored the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or found the treaty to be ineffective. Jeffrey Kaplow persuasively demonstrates that those who dismiss the NPT get it wrong. By elaborating on theories about how international institutions provide information, examining government deliberations in some key cases, and employing multiple quantitative tests, Kaplow shows that the NPT has slowed proliferation while also highlighting other features of the nonproliferation regime that have been less constraining, including the inconsistency of enforcement against violators and the role of the NPT in fostering nuclear latency. Kaplow's conclusion that the nonproliferation regime has been "both successful and fragile" points to a need for states to renew their efforts to strengthen the NPT.' Jeffrey W. Knopf, Professor and Program Chair, Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Montereybury Institute of International Studies at Montereybury Institute of International Studies at Montereybury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220831

Dewey Decimal341.7/34

Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. The puzzle of the nuclear nonproliferation regime; 3. Membership; 4. Compliance; 5. Enforcement; 6. Latency; 7. Conclusion; Appendix A: Nuclear data; References; Index.

SynopsisFor more than fifty years, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the wider nuclear nonproliferation regime have worked to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Analysts and pundits have often viewed the regime with skepticism, repeatedly warning that it is on the brink of collapse, and the NPT lacks many of the characteristics usually seen in effective international institutions. Nevertheless, the treaty continues to enjoy near-universal membership and high levels of compliance. This is the first book to explain why the nonproliferation regime has been so successful, bringing to bear declassified documents, new data on regime membership and weapons pursuit, and a variety of analytic approaches. It offers important new insights for scholars of nuclear proliferation and international security institutions, and for policymakers seeking to strengthen the nonproliferation regime and tighten international constraints on the spread of nuclear weapons., This book explains how and why the nuclear nonproliferation regime has been successful, even without the characteristics usually seen in effective institutions. It will appeal to scholars and advanced students of international relations, security studies, and international law, as well as international security policymakers and analysts.

LC Classification NumberKZ5675.K35 2022