Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons - The Past and the Prospects

Although in the early 1990s, nearly fifty countries had a nuclear capacity, and many more were close to it, only a handful were actually in possession of nuclear weapons. David Fischer's book, originally published in 1992, addresses the problem of how to prevent the wider acquisition of such weapons.

List of contents

List of Tables. Preface. Introduction. 1. The Regime and the Issues: An Overview Part I: The Past 2. How We Got There: 'Atoms for Peace' 3. The Re-assessment of 'Atoms for Peace' Part II: The Present 4. The Mainstays of the Regime 1: The Treaties 5. The Mainstays of the Regime 2: Safeguards and Controls Part III: The Future 6. Emerging Issues for the Regime 7. Changing Technical Parameters 8. The Future of Non-Proliferation Institutions 9. The Main Players 1: The Nuclear Weapon States 10. The Main Players 2: The Threshold States 11. The Main Players 3: The NPT Non-Nuclear Weapon States 12. The 1995 Conference: Some Tactical Considerations 13. The Future of the Regime: The Short Term 14. The Future of the Regime: Beyond 1995. Postscript. Notes. Annexes. Index.

About the author

David Fischer (1920-2007) took part in the drafting of the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between 1954 and 1956, and he spent 25 years with the IAEA developing policies in connection with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and working on nuclear safeguards and measures to prevent the military use of nuclear energy. His active involvement with the IAEA, and with a number of other groups continued at the time of original publication.

Product details

• Authors: David Fischer, Fischer David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781041003021
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100302-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution