The Politics of Nuclear Cooperation: A Diversionary Peace Theory of Non-Proliferation (Routledge Global Security Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415586259 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorSung-Ju Cho has a PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Utilizing a comparative case study of five states - South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, and India – the volume shows that in all four renunciation cases (India being the exception), domestic crisesboth political and economicoccurred prior to their decisions to give up nuclear weapons. Nuclear renunciation thus is a diversionary act of peace effected to survive an internal crisis. This book examines why states that could easily have become nuclear-weapon states chose to reverse their courses and renounce nuclear weapons. The book offers an insight beyond diplomatic negotiations to locate the real source of change in nuclear-ambitious states. This book will
Sung-Ju Cho has a PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.