Nonproliferation and US foreign policy

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6474000

Yager, J A ^[1]

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1. ed.

This book, of six parts, examines the present and possible future incentives for and against the acquisition of nuclear weapons by a number of countries. The authors find that the countries studied differ greatly in their approach to nuclear issues and in their susceptibility to US influence. These differences and the fact that other foreign-policy goals often take precedence make it almost impossible for the United States alone to carry out a consistent and effective nonproliferation policy. The best hope seems to lie in the creation of new international arrangements for civil nuclear energy and in the promotion of a more-secure international environment in which countries that now feel threatened will have less reason to obtain nuclear weapons. The authors have chosen for analysis countries that are capable of building nuclear weapons within a relatively short time and that may have some incentives for doing so. Joseph A. Yager discusses Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan; Richard K. Betts, India, Pakistan, Iran, and South Africa; Henry S. Rowen and Richard Brody, the Middle Eastern Arab states and Israel; and William H. Courtney, Argentina and Brazil. Introductory and concluding chapters are provided by the editor.

• OSTI ID: 6474000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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