Thakur, Ramesh Chandra,  1948-, <br/><br/>
Nuclear weapons and international security :  collected essays / 
spine title :  Nuclear weapons and international security. 
Ramesh Thakur. 
 - xx, 242 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge global security studies. .
 - Routledge global security studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the challenge of nuclear weapons -- Nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament : can the power of ideas tame the power of the state? -- The nuclear debate -- Envisioning nuclear futures -- The last bang before a total ban : French nuclear testing in the Pacific -- The nuclear option in India's security policy -- The South Asian nuclear challenge -- The inconsequential gains and lasting insecurities of India's nuclear weaponization -- Follow the yellowcake road : balancing Australia's security, commercial and bilateral national interests against international anti-nuclear interests -- Capping North Korea's weapons and Iran's capability -- Stepping stones to a nuclear-weapon-free world -- NPT regime change : has the good become the enemy of the best? -- The global governance architecture of nuclear security -- The problem of nuclear weapons and what to do about it. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138787551  RM603.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear arms control.<br/>Nuclear disarmament.<br/>Nuclear nonproliferation.<br/>Security, International.