Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nuclear Family, Party System, Nuclear Proliferation
4 Feb 2016
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As the cold war set in, with it came a rapid build up of nuclear weapons. Ussr create massive stockpiles and perform thousands of tests. Early signs of interest in interstate cooperation. Nuclear non-proliferation regime (here, regime defined as cluster of states with similar values) 1968: non-proliferation treaty, in force 1970: 190 signatures, major holdouts: india, pakistan, israel. The npt (non-proliferation treaty) was renewed in 1995. Nnws (non-nuclear weapon states) agree: not to acquire nuclear weapons (in all aspects, to submit to iaea inspections. Nws (nuclear weapon states) are to: not to transfer weapons to nnws, begin nuclear disarmament, help nnws develop nuclear power for civilian use. Usa, ussr, uk, france, china, israel, india, south africa, pakistan, north korea. 30+ countries pursued and then abandoned nuclear weapons. Proliferation has been gradual, but the rate is declining. New nws don"t seem to spur regional nuclear arms races.
