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Author:   Matthew Fuhrmann
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780801478116

ISBN 10:   0801478111
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   05 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Unintended Consequences in International Politics 1. Definitions and Patterns of Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Part I: Atoms for Peace 2. Economic Statecraft and Atoms for Peace: A Theory of Peaceful Nuclear Assistance 3. The Historical Record: A First Cut 4. Nuclear Arms and Infl uence: Assisting India, Iran, and Libya 5. The Thirst for Oil and Other Motives: Nine Puzzling Cases of Assistance 6. Oil for Peaceful Nuclear Assistance? Part II: Atoms for War 7. Spreading Temptation: Why Nuclear Export Strategies Backfire 8. Who Builds Bombs? How Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Facilitates the Spread of Nuclear Weapons 9. Have International Institutions Made the World Safer? Conclusion: What Peaceful Nuclear Assistance Teaches Us about International Relations Notes Index

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<p> Matthew Fuhrmann's Atomic Assistance makes a critical contribution toward improving our understanding of the causes and effects of peaceful nuclear assistance. Policymakers, scholars, and students will all benefit greatly by reading this important book. -Dan Reiter, Chair, Department of Political Science, Emory University, author of How Wars End

In a world where officials presume there is a clear, bright line between generating nuclear electricity and producing nuclear weapons, Fuhrmann's book is a sorely needed slap of reality. His thesis, captured in the book's title, certainly is timely: ... even purported proliferation-resistant nuclear power plants can produce nuclear weapons-usable plutonium and their fresh fuel can be used to accelerate weapons uranium production. -Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Review (March 2013) The book is a delight as it provides numerous insights into the empirical analysis of data. The author has analysed the comprehensive system of demand and supply of atomic assistance very well. The book is worth reading for everyone who wishes to analyse the never-ending cycle of nuclear proliferation. It provides a comprehensive analysis in simple, clear and easy language with suitable statistical data to support the findings. -Priyamvada Mishra, Political Studies Review (May 2015) Matthew Fuhrmann's Atomic Assistance makes a critical contribution toward improving our understanding of the causes and effects of peaceful nuclear assistance. Policymakers, scholars, and students will all benefit greatly by reading this important book. -Dan Reiter, Chair, Department of Political Science, Emory University, author of How Wars End

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Matthew Fuhrmann is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University.

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