THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS by Scott Douglas Sagan, Kenneth N. Waltz ( 9780393038101 )

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THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
A DEBATE

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0393038106

ISBN 13:

9780393038101

Publisher:

WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

1 April, 1995

Pages:

120

Description:

This text debates whether the spread of nuclear weapons beyond the US and Russia will steady or disrupt international relations. Such a spread may lessen the chance of war by increasing its costs, but nuclear-armed states may not have the internal structures to ensure safe control of their weapons.

Synopsis:

If the build-up of nuclear weapons was a significant factor in maintaining the "long peace" between the United States and the Soviet Union, will the spread of nuclear weapons beyond these two superpowers stabilize or disrupt international relations. In this book, two scholars of international politics debate the issue. Kenneth Waltz argues that fear of the spread of nuclear weapons is unfounded - "more may be better". Nuclear proliferation may be a stabilizing force, as it decreases the likelihood of war by increasing its costs. Scott Sagan, however, argues that nuclear proliferation will make the world less stable - "more will be worse". Nuclear-armed states may not possess the internal structures that would ensure safe and rational control of nuclear weapons. Written for a general audience, this book is intended to help the public understand more clearly the role of nuclear weapons in the new world order.

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