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Nuclear reactions : how nuclear-armed states behave / Mark S. Bell.

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"This book examines the ways in which states change their foreign policies when they acquire nuclear weapons, using case studies of the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States"--

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Project MUSE)
Main Author:	Bell, Mark (Researcher) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:	Cornell studies in security affairs.
Subjects:	Nuclear weapons > Political aspects. International relations. World politics. Balance of power.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : How Do New Nuclear States Behave?
Nuclear Opportunism : How States Use Nuclear Weapons in International Politics
Independence and Status : The British Nuclear Experience
Apartheid and Aggression : South Africa, Angola, and the Bomb
The Foundations of a New World Order : The United States and the Start of the Nuclear Era
Past and Future Proliferators
Conclusion : Nuclear Revolution or Nuclear Revolutions?