At the Nuclear Crossroads
Choices about Nuclear Weapons and Extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Published on 5. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-8191-9818-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) went into effect. Agreed to by more than 160 nations, the NPT was designed to provide guidelines for greater control of nuclear weapons by the powers that have them. It also sought to assure non-nuclear states of their safety by encouraging progressive arms control by the nuclear superpowers: America, Britain, China, France, and Russia. Now as the twenty-fifth anniversary of the NPT approaches, the signees will meet again. They will decide if and for how long the NPT will be extended. In this volume, Rhinelander and Scheinman examine the history of the NPT, its effectiveness in controlling weapons proliferation, and what a possible extension of the treaty will mean for the U.S. and the rest of the world. The book also includes essays on the language of the treaty and how well the nuclear superpowers have complied with it as well as look at what effect the NPT has had on nuclear testing. Copublished with the Lawyers Alliance for World Security.
Reviews / Votes
For those interested in understanding the arms community's perspective on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, this collection of essays is the place to start. -- Henry D. Sokolski No attorney cultivating the field of control of nuclear arms and preventing their further spread can afford to be without this remarkable new LAWS publication. Written by well known American lawyers well experienced in the birth and maturation of the NPT, it has the ring of true authenticity. LAWS has done it again with this incisive, penetrating and authoritative book. -- Dr. Warren H. Donnelly, Senior Specialist (ret.), Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress Those concerned with how to confine the further spread of nuclear weapons ought to keep close at hand a copy of At the Nuclear Crossroads to refresh themselves from time to time about how the nations of the world have worked together in the hopeof curbing their appearence in the hands of rogue states or malevolent extremists. -- Warren H. Donnelly Ph.D, Retired Senior Specialist and Consultant to the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress Those concerned with how to confine the further spread of nuclear weapons ought to keep close at hand a copy of At the Nuclear Crossroads to refresh themselves from time to time about how the nations of the world have worked together in the hope of curbing their appearence in the hands of rogue states or malevolent extremists. -- Warren H. Donnelly Ph.D, Retired Senior Specialist and Consultant to the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress For those interested in understanding the arms community's perspective on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, this collection of essays is the place to start. -- Henry D. Sokolski No attorney cultivating the field of control of nuclear arms and preventing their further spread can afford to be without this remarkable new LAWS publication. Written by well known American lawyers well experienced in the birth and maturation of the NPT, it has the ring of true authenticity. LAWS has done it again with this incisive, penetrating and authoritative book. -- Dr. Warren H. Donnelly, Senior Specialist (ret.), Congressional Research Service, The Library of CongressMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-9818-1 (9780819198181)
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