A European Non-proliferation Policy

The spread of nuclear weapons is one of the greatest threats to world peace. More efforts must be devoted to containing the danger; where will these efforts come from? For years non-proliferation policy has been seen as a specific American field of action, while US officials and scholars have complained at the lack of allied control over the issue. This book answers the critical question of why Europeans have been slow to join the struggle against the further spread of nuclear weapons. It provides in-depth studies, by scholars with an intimate knowledge of the countries concerned: India, Pakistan, Israel, Iran, Libya, South Africa, Argentina and Brazil. Muller also proposes a blue-print for an effective European policy to block the spread of nuclear weapons.