Our own worst enemy? : institutional interests and the proliferation of nuclear weapons expertise /

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An examination of the effectiveness of knowledge nonproliferation programs implemented by the United States after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weiner, Sharon K., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Series:Belfer Center studies in international security.
Subjects:
Expertise > Political aspects > United States.
Nuclear nonproliferation > United States.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
Savoir-faire > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Non-prolifération nucléaire > États-Unis.
Non-prolifération nucléaire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Expertise > Political aspects
Nuclear nonproliferation
United States
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Controlling the proliferation of nuclear knowledge : an introduction
  • The proliferation threat
  • The domestic political context of threat reduction
  • Early conversion efforts at the Defense Department
  • The science centers
  • Initiatives for proliferation prevention
  • The nuclear cities initiative
  • U.S. national security, institutional interests, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons expertise.

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