Atoms for Peace: An Analysis After Thirty Years

ISBN-13: 9780367008468 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 316 str.

Pilat, Joseph F.

Opis

Thirty years ago, President Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace proposal to the United Nations provided the basis for development of nuclear cooperation, trade, and nonproliferation policy in the noncommunist world. Ever since its inception, however, the policy has sparked widespread debate, and it remains controversial today. Exploring the past, present, and future significance of Atoms for Peace, the contributors to this volume analyze the future role of the United States in international affairs, the nature of controls over nuclear cooperation and trade, the scope and limitations of international cooperation in nuclear energy and nonproliferation matters, and the prospects for multinational and international institutional measures to achieve these ends.

Spis treści

Westview Special Studies -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Origins and Objectives -- Introduction -- Atoms for Peace Revisited -- Eisenhower, Atomic Weapons and Atoms for Peace1 -- From Proposal to Program -- The Arms Control Connection1 -- The Birth of the Peaceful Atom -- The Fabric of Cooperation -- From Vision to Reality -- Introduction -- A Defective Dream -- The Impact in Latin America -- A Unique Gesture of Sharing -- Opening the Door to Nuclear Development -- German Nuclear Energy Development and International Cooperation -- From Nuclear Middle Ages to Nuclear Renaissance1 -- The Ambitious Rush toward Atomic Power -- Atoms for Peace and Nuclear Proliferation -- Lessons from the Past -- Introduction -- The Peaceful Atom: Lore and Myth -- Reliable Supply: Respecting the "Rules of the Game" -- Arms Control or Anarchy? -- The IAEA and the Legacy of Cooperation -- No Leadership without Being a Leader -- Was Atoms for Peace a Mistake? -- Looking to the Future -- Introduction -- A Future Unlike the Past -- Nuclear Choices and Challenges -- Toward a Nuclear Revival -- Peaceful Power Today and Tomorrow: Policy Alternatives for the Back-End1 -- Agency Safeguards: A Model for Arms Control Verification -- Beating Swords into Plowshares ... Finally -- Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C