Nuclear Authority - The Iaea and the Absolute Weapon

Klappentext The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. In this book the author details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. It also reveals how an agency created by states has acquired power over them. Zusammenfassung The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. In this book the author details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. It also reveals how an agency created by states has acquired power over them. Preface 1. The Absolute Weapon 2. Theory of Authority 3. The Birth of the IAEA, 1945--1961 4. The Adolescence of the Agency, 1962--1985 5. The IAEA Challenged, 1986--1998 6. Nuclear Authority, 1998--2013 7. Conclusion References Index

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• Autori: Robert L. Brown
• Editore: Georgetown University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.03.2015
• EAN: 9781626161832
• ISBN: 978-1-62616-183-2
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Nuclear Authority; Nuclear Authority
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear weapons, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control