Why do countries renounce their nuclear ambitions? Rupal Mehta answers this important question with a novel theory and evidence, pointing to the crucial role of external actors such as the United States in shaping incentives for states to undergo nuclear reversal. Accessible, timely, and compelling, the book has enormous implications for ongoing proliferation challenges such as Iran and North Korea and the conduct of US foreign policy."-
Rupal N. Mehta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Previously, she was a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow in the Belfer Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests lie in international security, with a specialization in nuclear proliferation,
extended deterrence, and nuclear latency. Her work has appeared in Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, The Washington Quarterly, and the Washington Post's Monkey Cage.