Fallout - Nuclear Diplomacy in an Age of Global Fracture

Thus far, we have succeeded in preventing a nuclear war, and this is partly due to the various treaties signed in the 1960s forswearing the use of nuclear technology for military purposes. The author seeks to understand why some nations agreed to these limitations of their sovereign will - and why others decidedly did not.

About the author

Gregoire Mallard is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology of Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

Summary

Thus far, we have succeeded in preventing a nuclear war, and this is partly due to the various treaties signed in the 1960s forswearing the use of nuclear technology for military purposes. The author seeks to understand why some nations agreed to these limitations of their sovereign will - and why others decidedly did not.

Product details

• Authors: Gregoire Mallard, Mallard Gregoire
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2014
• EAN: 9780226157894
• ISBN: 978-0-226-15789-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear weapons, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control