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I. If brinkmanship continues -- II. If nuclear war comes -- III. Methods of settling disputes in the nuclear age -- IV. Programme of steps towards peace -- V. New outlook needed before negotiations -- VI. Disarmament -- VII. Steps towards conciliation -- VIII. Territorial adjustments -- IX. Approach to an international authority -- X. Some necessary changes in outlook.

The author of this study argues that nuclear weapons and the psychology of nuclear deterrence will remain important after 2000, but the character of that importance will change. Advanced technology conventional weapons based on information and electronics become more strategically important

With the end of the Cold War, nuclear non-proliferation has emerged as a central issue in international security relations. While most existing works on nuclear proliferation deal with the question of nuclear acquisition, T.V. Paul explains why some states -- over 185 at present -- have decided to forswear nuclear weapons even when they have the technological capability or potential capability to develop them, and why some states already in possession of nuclear arms choose to dismantle them. Paul develops a prudential-realist model, arguing that a nation's national nuclear choices depend on specific regional security contexts: the non-great power stales most likely to forgo nuclear weapons are those in zones of low and moderate conflict, while nations likely to acquire such capability tend to be in zones of high conflict and engaged in protracted conflicts and enduring rivalries. He demonstrates that the choice to forbear acquiring nuclear weapons is also a function of the extent of security interdependence that states experience with other states, both allies and adversaries.

Shipping list no.: 2001-0310-P. ; Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Microfiche. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Shipping list no.: 2001-0310-P. ; Cover title. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.