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Delaying doomsday : the politics of nuclear reversal / Rupal N. Mehta.

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"Why are states willing to give up their nuclear weapons programs? This book presents a new theory for how external inducements supplied by the United States can convince even the most committed of proliferators to abandon weapons pursuit. Existing theories focus either on carrots or sticks. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mehta, Rupal N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Bridging the gap (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:
Nuclear disarmament > International cooperation.
Nuclear disarmament > Government policy > United States.
Nuclear nonproliferation > International cooperation.
Nuclear nonproliferation > Government policy > United States.
Nuclear weapons.
Nuclear disarmament > Government policy.
Nuclear nonproliferation > Government policy.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The puzzle of counterproliferation
  • Theory of nuclear reversal
  • Overview
  • Evidence from the historical record
  • Success and failure in nuclear reversal
  • India : Erstwhile ally and nuclear reversal
  • Iran : Adversaries and nuclear reversal
  • North Korea
  • Lessons learned : Nuclear reversal, international relations, and future challenges.

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