Sagan, Scott Douglas.

The spread of nuclear weapons : an enduring debate / Scott D. Sagan, Kenneth N. Waltz. - 3rd ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013. - xi, 270 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-254) and index.

More may be better / Kenneth N. Waltz -- More will be worse / Scott D. Sagan -- Waltz responds to Sagan / Kenneth N. Waltz -- Sagan responds to Waltz / Scott D. Sagan -- Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons: for better or worse? / Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz -- Iraq, North Korea, and Iran / Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz with Mira Rapp-Hooper -- Is nuclear zero the best option? / Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz.

Overview: 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.

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Nuclear weapons.
Arms race.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
Nuclear terrorism.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Arms race.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
Nuclear terrorism.
Nuclear weapons.

U264 / .S233 2013

327.1747 / S1292s