Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century, Volume 1: The Role of Theory

by Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova

Book Overview

This volume provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of theoretical perspectives regarding the sources of and propensity for nuclear proliferation. The authors probe the broader questions of why states pursue or abstain from nuclear weapons, as well as finer methodological issues involving concept definition and development, hypothesis testing, and generalization of findings. They draw upon both the extensive body of qualitative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804769737
• ISBN13: 9780804769730
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"