The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-68174-926-6
Verlag: IOP Concise Physics

Buch, Englisch, 130 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

The Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is the cornerstone of non-proliferation and disarmament efforts.Yet its negotiation and success were not inevitable. This book aims to address the developments that led to the negotiation of the treaty, examine its implementation, and address challenges that the NPT faces going forward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davenport, Kelsey

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Kernphysik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author biography
- Recognizing the threat: origins of the NPT negotiations
- Negotiating the NPT
- Major NPT milestones
- A crumbling cornerstone? Future challenges to the NPT
- Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Kelsey Davenport is the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association. Kelsey joined the Arms Control Association in August 2011 as the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. She holds a master's degree from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship.