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History suggests that the existence of a weapon leads to its eventual use in war, as illustrated by the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. At the opening of the atomic age, scientists, political analysts, generals, and politicians were haunted by the idea that nuclear wars could not be won; both sides would be virtually destroyed. The stakes of the game have only continued to rise as the "club" of nations currently possessing nuclear arms has become less and less exclusive: the United States, the Soviet Union/Russia, England, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. Following a detailed analysis of this timely issue. Nuclear Nonproliferation explores the threat of nuclear production and the potential for solutions in four regions of the world--the United States, South Asia (India and Pakistan), the Middle East (Israel, Iraq, and Iran), and East Asia (North Korea).

THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE GOALS OF THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY AND LISTS THE SIGNATORIES ALONG WITH THE DATE EACH COUNTRY SIGNED THE TREATY, THE DEPOSITED RATIFICATIONS, AND THE DEPOSITED ACCESSIONS.

Selected official statements and documents from US sources on North Korea's atomic weapons program.

The principles embodied in the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the strengthening of the nonproliferation regime internationally, including Africa, would serve international peace and security. Nonproliferation is an area of common interest between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., in which the two countries have a good record of cooperation.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Security Assurances: Initial Hypotheses -- The Psychology of Assurance: An Emotional Tale -- The Role of Security Assurances in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- Libya, Nuclear Rollback, and the Role of Negative and Positive Security Assurances -- Security Assurances and Iran: Assessment and Re-conceptualization -- Maintaining Japan's Non-Nuclear Identity: The Role of U.S. Security Assurances -- Infusing Commitment with Credibility: The Role of Security Assurances in Cementing the U.S.-ROK Alliance -- Assessing the Role of Security Assurances in Dealing with North Korea -- The United States and Swedish Plans to Build the Bomb, 1945-68 -- The "Model" of Ukrainian Denuclearization -- Conclusions -- Index