Strategic Nuclear Sharing [electronic resource] /
Schofield, J.author.
The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare. This book proposes a theory to explain nuclear sharing and surveys its rich history from its beginnings in the Second World War.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Nuclear Sharing and Why More May Be Better; 2 Theories of Nuclear Non-Sharing; 3 The Theory of Nuclear Sharing; 4 Nuclear Proliferation Races and Nonproliferation Bargains; 5 Wartime Cooperation: The Early Cases of Nuclear Sharing; 6 The Nature of Off-the-Shelf Requests; 7 French Nuclear Assistance to Israel; 8 The USSR, China, the Warsaw Pact and Cuba; 9 Sharing Within the Western Alliance; 10 Israel and South Africa - Nuclear Collaboration; 11 Chinese Nuclear Assistance to Pakistan and North Korea
12 Nuclear Sharing and Pakistan, North Korea and Iran13 Soft Nuclear Sharing; 14 Conclusion: Findings; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare. This book proposes a theory to explain nuclear sharing and surveys its rich history from its beginnings in the Second World War.
Politics and war.
Peace.
International relations.
Radiation protection.
Radiation—Safety measures.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Diplomacy.
Military and Defence Studies.
Conflict Studies.
International Relations.
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Diplomacy.