The global threat of nuclear weapons is one of today's key policy issues. Using a wide variety of sources, including recently declassified information, Nathan E. Busch offers detailed examinations of the nuclear programs in the United States, Russia, China, Iraq, India, and Pakistan, as well as the emerging programs in Iran and North Korea. He also assesses the current debates in international relations over the risks associated with the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the post--Cold War world. Busch explores how our understanding of nuclear proliferation centers on theoretical disagreements about how best to explain and predict the behavior of states. His study bridges the gap between theory and empirical evidence by determining whether countries with nuclear weapons have adequate controls over their nuclear arsenals and fissile material stockpiles (such as highly enriched uranium and plutonium). Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of various systems of nuclear weapons regulation, Busch projects what types of controls proliferating states are likely to employ and assesses the threat posed by the possible theft of fissile materials by aspiring nuclear states or by terrorists. No End in Sight provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of issues at the forefront of contemporary international affairs. With the resurgence of the threat of nuclear terrorism, Busch's insights and conclusions will prove critical to understanding the implications of nuclear proliferation.
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"He provides thorough... accounts of the ongoing nuclear weapons programs of a number of states, including China, Pakistan, North Korea, and Iran" -- International History Review
""On the whole, this work has a great deal of utility. While there are many works available on nuclear proliferation, Busch's work is timely with ongoing international events."" -- David J. Schepp, Air Power History
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Nathan E. Busch is an assistant professor in the Department of Government and Public Affairs at Christopher Newport University.
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One of the highest security priorities of the United States and the international community in the post-Cold War era has been to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons to aspiring nuclear states and terrorist groups. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
physical protection regulations, nuclear security programs, severe domestic upheavals, opaque proliferators, inadvertent nuclear use, emerging nuclear powers, fissile material controls, physical protection recommendations, significant nuclear yield, aspiring nuclear states, proliferating countries, fissile material security, physical protection systems, nuclear material control, fissile material protection, stolen fissile materials, nuclear weapons safety, nuclear command structure, survivable forces, naval nuclear weapons, proliferating states, proliferation debate, preventing nuclear terrorism, inadvertent launch, draft nuclear doctrine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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One of the highest security priorities of the United States and the international community in the post-Cold War era has been to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons to aspiring nuclear states and terrorist groups. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
physical protection regulations, nuclear security programs, severe domestic upheavals, opaque proliferators, inadvertent nuclear use, emerging nuclear powers, fissile material controls, physical protection recommendations, significant nuclear yield, aspiring nuclear states, proliferating countries, fissile material security, physical protection systems, nuclear material control, fissile material protection, stolen fissile materials, nuclear weapons safety, nuclear command structure, survivable forces, naval nuclear weapons, proliferating states, proliferation debate, preventing nuclear terrorism, inadvertent launch, draft nuclear doctrine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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