Stephen M. Meyer steps back from the emotions and rhetoric surrounding the nuclear arms debates to provide a systematic examination of the underlying determinants of nuclear weapons proliferation. Looking at current theories of nuclear proliferation, he asks: Must a nation that acquires the technical capability to manufacture nuclear weapons eventually do so? In an analysis, remarkable for its rigor and accessibility, Meyer provides the first empirical, statistical model explaining why particular countries became nuclear powers when they did. His findings clearly contradict the notion that the pace of nuclear proliferation is controlled by a technological imperative and show that political and military factors account for the past decisions of nations to acquire or forgo the development of nuclear weapons.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226521497
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96136864
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Country, Political Science
Author
Stephen M. Meyer
Publication Name
The Dynamics of Nuclear Proliferation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Government
Publication Year
1986
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
348g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Stephen M. Meyer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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