Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation (Hardcover)

Contents Introduction Part I Thematic Issues Nuclear Deterrence: Enduring Relevance but Growing Need For Re-Evaluation Chris Hobbs and Matthew Harries Nuclear Energy and Proliferation: Potent Mix Henry Sokolski Non-Proliferation and Counter-Proliferation: Necessary, Complementary and Often Interchangeable Concepts Mark Fitzpatrick Nuclear Weapons and Non-State Actors: The Evolving Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Paul Wilkinson The Nuclear Taboo Nina Tannenwald Part II The Five Nuclear Powers The United States: Setting the Stage for Disarmament James J. Wirtz Russia: Arms Control, Deterrence, and Proliferation in Contemporary Russian Thinking Stephen Blank The United Kingdom: A Conflicted Nuclear Weapon State Paul Ingram and Michael Collins France: A Non-Exceptional Nuclear Policy Corentin Brustlein China: A Deterrence Paradox Jonathan Holslag Part III De-Factor Nuclear States India: The (Accepted) Gatecrasher Chris Ogden Pakistan: The Politics of Nuclear Force Building Bhumitra Chakma Israel: Origins and Implications of Nuclear Ambiguity Arielle Kandel Part IV The ‘Problem’ States Iran: From Power Generation to Weapons Proliferation? Anoush Ehteshami North Korea: An Isolationist Nuclear State Balbina Hwang Part V The ‘Threshold’ States South Africa: Disarmament Trendsetter Stephen Burgess Japan: Between Pacifism and Pragmatism Takenori Horimoto Egypt:Flirtations, Frustration and Future Uncertainty Maria Rost Rublee Part VI The Global Non-Proliferation Regime The Non-Proliferation Treaty Mark Hilborne The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Foundations, Context, and Outlook Dean Knox A Cut-Off of Production of Weapon-Usable Fissionable Material: Considerations, Requirements, and IAEA Capabilities Tariq Rauf Trends in Missile Defense and Space Security: Challenging Non-Proliferation Priorities Bharath Gopalaswamy The US-India Nuclear Deal: Great Power Politics Versus Non-Proliferation Harsh V. Pant Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Proliferation: A Complicated Relationship Tom Sauer The Future: A Cautious Prognosis Malcolm Davis Index