Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: Can the Power of Ideas Tame the Power of the State?

Ramesh Thakur*

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    Abstract

    The nuclear arms control regimea-centered on the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)a-faces five challenges: failure of nuclear disarmament by the five NPT-licit nuclear powers (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States); possible cheating by non-nuclear signatories like North Korea and Iran; India, Israel, and Pakistan remaining outside the NPT; terrorists' interest in acquiring and using nuclear weapons; and the safety, security and proliferation risks of the increased interest in nuclear energy to offset the financial and environmental costs of fossil fuel.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)34-45
    Number of pages12
    JournalInternational Studies Review
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011

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