The Spread of Nuclear Weapons – A Debate Renewed 2e - Softcover

Sagan, Scott D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393977471 ISBN 13: 9780393977479

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2002

Synopsis

In this text, two leading scholars of international politics debate the pros and cons of nuclear weaponry. This text serves as a concise introduction to an issue that encapsulates some of the most basic themes in international relations: are states rational? Are states sovereign? Does international organization work? New to this second edition is a case study of the precarious relations between India and Pakistan, exploring specific problems and consequences of nuclear competition.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott D. Sagan is professor of political science at Stanford University and codirector of the Center for International Security and Cooperation. He is the author of The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons and Moving Targets: Nuclear Strategy and National Security. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0393977471
• ISBN 13: 9780393977479
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 166