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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Nonproliferation"”.
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Nonproliferation issues in the nuclear energy future
… nations. We shall be concerned here with the nonproliferation issues raised by such a nuclear power global growth scenario. In revisiting the issue of nonproliferation and the nuclear fuel cycle, we address two central questions: 1. If a robust nuclear growth scenario is realized, what might …
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The Nuclear Renaissance and Its Implications for Nonproliferation Security
… Atomic Energy Agency. I argue that the current nonproliferation regime is not prepared to adequately prevent illicit proliferation and any increase in the number of nuclear programs will exacerbate the existing nonproliferation shortcomings. In light of the current proliferation struggles with …
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Rethinking Nonproliferation: Reforming the IAEA and Deterring NPT Withdrawal
… charged with monitoring compliance of states‟ nonproliferation obligations, has been incapable of enforcing these commitments or applying sufficient pressure to uncooperative states. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been weakened by North Korea‟s abuse of the right to withdraw …
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U.S. Nonproliferation Policy and a Strategy For Proliferation Management
An historical overview of U.S. nonproliferation policy from the Truman to the Clinton administrations is provided as a basis for analyzing the threat proliferation has presented to U.S. interests. Proliferation concerns are shown to have been but one of the number of U.S. security interests during …
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Applicability of cosmic ray muon radiography to nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear terrorism poses a real threat to the United States, particularly from non-state actors. Every day, more than thirty-thousand shipping containers arrive at United States ports. The contents of these steel vessels need to be scanned for illicit and hazardous materials in a timely fashion. …
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The construction of "hegemony" in selected nuclear nonproliferation "regime" literature
… and maintenance (Nye and Smith) of the nuclear nonproliferation 'regime' (hereafter NNPR). The role of 'learning' within regime theory is also 'critically' reviewed. The thesis challenges this discourse by identifying the hierarchical oppositions on which it relies, the rhetorical devices which …
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The construction of "hegemony" in selected nuclear nonproliferation "regime" literature
… and maintenance (Nye and Smith) of the nuclear nonproliferation 'regime' (hereafter NNPR). The role of 'learning' within regime theory is also 'critically' reviewed. The thesis challenges this discourse by identifying the hierarchical oppositions on which it relies, the rhetorical devices which …
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Gold Standard or Case-by-Case: Which Method Is Best for the Nonproliferation Regime?
… of nuclear weapons--what is known as the nonproliferation regime. The dual-use nature of peaceful nuclear technology has brought countries worldwide one giant step closer to acquiring nuclear weapons, which has posed great challenges to the progression of the nonproliferation regime. This …
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Strengthening the nonproliferation regime : using case studies to determine the potential of multilateral arrangements
… the must discussed instruments to strengthen the nonproliferation regime and limit the dangerous spread of sensitive fuel cycle technologies is the multilateralzation of the nuclear fuel cycle. Through multilateral mechanisms, multilateral arrangements to the nuclear fuel cycle attempt to limit …
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Enforcement Through Voluntary Participation: The Impact of Non-Binding Informal Groups on the International Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
… export controls with the aim of advancing the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, in line with the values of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). As informal groups or voluntary forms of interstate cooperation are often criticized for their lack of enforcement …
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From Nonproliferation to Counterterrorism and Beyond: U.S. Foreign Policy, Global Governance and the Evolution of the Nuclear Security Regime
… cooperation; traces the regime's evolution from nonproliferation efforts to counterterrorism ones; looks at the specific approaches enacted by the George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama administrations; and concludes with observations on the regime's continued longevity.
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Maintaining Nuclear Stability in the Wake of a Strained Liberal Order
… the current order to blossom. The nuclear nonproliferation regime coevolved with the liberal order, and as the order moves away from American hegemony, the nonproliferation regime, as an institution of the liberal order, is also evolving. Unlike other institutions that may decline or …
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The Questions of Compliance With the NPT Regime and Complex Multilateral Nuclear Negotiations: A Comparative Analysis of North Korea and Iran As Defector States
… conflict and instability. The norm of nuclear nonproliferation institutionalized by the NPT has been the major force behind this remarkable achievement. Yet, there have been increasing concerns about the erosion of the NPT regime due to noncompliance with the treaty's fundamental …
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Reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism--a report card on the Obama administration's efforts
… years, President Obama diligently supported nonproliferation measures by enhancing the domestic and international nonproliferation architecture. The president's integrative approach wove nonproliferation efforts together that had, traditionally, not been used to reduce the threat of nuclear …
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International Cooperation in Arms Control: Building Security Regimes to Contain Missile Proliferation
… barriers to build more politically robust nonproliferation institutions that would counter technological advances and tackle emerging issues on the missile nonproliferation agenda.
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Hegemony and nuclear proliferation
… that the decline is largely attributable to US nonproliferation policies, in particular the threat of sanctions that was instituted in the late 1970s. By credibly threatening to cut off economic and military support to countries pursuing nuclear weapons, I argue that this threat of sanctions …
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Design optimization and analysis of a fluoride salt cooled high temperature test reactor for accelerated fuels and materials testing and nonproliferation and safeguards evaluations
Fluoride Salt Cooled High Temperature Reactors (FHRs) are a new reactor concept that have recently garnered interest because of their potential to serve missions and generate revenue from sources beyond those of traditional base-load light water reactor (LWR) designs. This potential is facilitated …
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Epistemic Communities and Proliferation: The Implications of Nuclear Knowledge
… facilitate nuclear proliferation? The nuclear nonproliferation regime contains numerous actors exerting varying levels of influence on policy outcomes and state behavior. Neoliberal institutional theory emphasizes the role of sub-national groups play in forming policy preferences; one …
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COLLABORATING TO RUIN? US NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
… in conducting scientific research as part of US nonproliferation initiatives. These ties appear to have been successful in the broader nonproliferation context as relatively few Russian nuclear scientists emigrated to perceived rogue states like Iran and North Korea in the years that immediately …
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Security cooperation as a way to stop the spread of nuclear weapons? : Nuclear nonproliferation policies of the United States towards the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, 1945-1968
… to Stop the Spread of Nu-clear Weapons? Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies of the United States towards the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, 1945-1968', I study the use of security assistance as nonproliferation policy. I use insights of the Structural Realist and the Rational …
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