Nuclear Weapons
Law, Policy, and Practice
Published on 27. October 2021
978-1-009-04135-5 (ISBN)
Description
A new nuclear arms race is underway between Russia and the United States, one that focuses on the technology of delivery of nuclear warheads. This book describes how and why this race is happening, who still possesses nuclear weapons, and what constraints apply to those weapons under international law. A global nuclear ban treaty entered into force in January 2021, but the nuclear powers kept distant. The last remaining treaty restraining the arsenals of the two nuclear superpowers will expire in less than five years' time and the risk is that other States will turn to nuclear arms for their defence, further fracturing the non-proliferation regime installed after the Cuban missile crisis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
4,31 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-009-04135-5 (9781009041355)
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Content
Cases and Materials; Introduction; 1. The development of nuclear weapons; 2. Use of nuclear weapons; 3. The treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; 4. The testing of nuclear weapons; 5. Agreements between Russia and the United States; 6. Treaties prohibiting nuclear weapons; 7. Verification; 8. Use and testing of nuclear weapons under international law; Concluding remarks on the future of nuclear arms control and disarmament; Select bibliography.
