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The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: An Enduring Debate Third Edition
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A long-time staple of International Relations courses, this new edition continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation, while looking at the regions and issues now at the forefront of the nuclear question.
Over the past fifteen years, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons has been a staple in International Relations courses because of its brevity and crystal-clear explanations. The new edition, An Enduring Debate, continues the important discussion of nuclear proliferation and the dangers of a nuclear-armed world. With new chapters on the questions surrounding a nuclear North Korea, Iran, and Iraq and the potential for a world free of nuclear weapons, this Third Edition will continue to generate a lively classroom experience.- ISBN-100393920100
- ISBN-13978-0393920109
- EditionThird
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication dateJuly 31, 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches
- Print length288 pages
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― Robert Jervis, Columbia University
"This important book clearly and succinctly lays out the opposing views on whether nuclear proliferation makes the world more or less peaceful. . . . I can’t think of a better book to recommend on the ABCs of nuclear proliferation."
― John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago
About the Author
Kenneth N. Waltz is Emeritus Ford Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley and senior research associate at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. His books include Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis and Theory of International Politics.
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- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; Third edition (July 31, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393920100
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393920109
- Item Weight : 12 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #175,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20 in Arms Control (Books)
- #83 in Nuclear Weapons & Warfare History (Books)
- #447 in Political Commentary & Opinion
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016Good!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014it was a great read.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015Great
- Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014Scott Sagan and Kenneth Waltz are two of the most renowned political scientists of the last several decades. In the fourth edition of their seminal text: The Spread of Nuclear Weapons an enduring debate, the two giants of political science exchange rhetorical blows over whether more nuclear weapons are a good or bad thing for the world as a whole. Included in the fourth edition are expanded chapters on India-Pakistan, the Axis of Evil states (Iran, Iraq, and North Korea), and a debate over nuclear zero in the wake of President Obama’s comments about the future of nuclear weapons.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013After reading this book one can really understand the understandings and misunderstandings of all those fears and worries of nuclear weapons and also there spread in the world a must read book for a wide audience
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Saleha AhmedReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 20155.0 out of 5 stars Book came fairly quick and great quality - well
Their debate is comical, but there are truths to be discovered on both sides.
Book came fairly quick and great quality - well, it is brand new!
RupeReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 20145.0 out of 5 stars great arguments from renowned leading experts both for and against ...
Clearly structured, great arguments from renowned leading experts both for and against nuclear weapons to get a more rounded understanding of the debate. I recommend you buy this.




