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Originally published in 1993, this volume was unique in its scope and approach: Unlike most literature on nuclear weapons proliferation at the time, the essays in this volume offer theoretical discussions and suggest testable hypotheses about the causes and effects of nuclear weapons proliferation. The proliferation of nuclear weapons is an ideal subject for social science scholarship, and such scholarship is especially timely now. Among the topics discussed in __The Proliferation Puzzle__ are: * The building of nuclear weapons is a complex task touching upon many of the subjects of study at the core of social science and international relations. Nuclear weapons may be acquired as a hedge against external threat, for reasons of national prestige, or as a result of pressures by domestic coalitions among scientists, bureaucrats, and the military. They may be sought for defensive purposes or to support hegemonic aspirations. Nuclear weapons also raise questions about civilian command and control, especially in crisis situations. * During the last two decades the acquisition of nuclear weapons has been proscribed by the non-proliferation regime. The decisions countries made about acqui

Who reads The Proliferation Puzzle : Why Nuclear Weapons Spread (and What Results)?

Author

Zachary S. Davis; Benjamin Frankel

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780367533069

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Military