Nuclear Arms Control in Peril: Why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Matters and How to Save It - Hardcover

Grant, Thomas D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529247799 ISBN 13: 9781529247794

Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2024

Synopsis

In this book, a former US Department of State senior arms control official critically analyses two pivotal nuclear arms control treaties: the established Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the rising Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

The book offers a concise and critical analysis of the two, illuminating both their strengths and shortcomings. The author acknowledges the idealistic goal of the TPNW but argues that its immediate abolitionist stance lacks a roadmap for achievement. Instead, the book advocates realistic progress within the NPT framework. It provides twelve key negotiation topics for fostering meaningful dialogue among nuclear-weapon states, while emphasizing the urgency of concrete action in a world facing growing nuclear threats.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas D. Grant is a Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529247799
• ISBN 13: 9781529247794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176