Controlling the bomb: nuclear proliferation in the 1980s

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6892520

Dunn, L A

Dunn reviews the history of the nuclear age, traces the erosion of the technical barriers to nuclearization, identifies those countries most likely to obtain the bomb, and proposes essential policies for the US to follow to attempt both to contain the bomb's spread and to deal with an increasingly nuclearized world. The US must take an active role abroad to defuse the need for nuclear armament by providing security for other countries and by fostering diplomatic solutions to regional confrontations. Further, it must encourage international cooperation to impose multilateral sanctions on countries that violate their nuclear obligations. For those who would dismiss the consequences of the further spread of nuclear weapons, Dunn describes in detail the grave risks of proliferation, arguing that the conditions underlying the first decades' nuclear peace are not necessarily present in the troubled regions that may now acquire the bomb. 290 references.

• OSTI ID: 6892520
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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