The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed by Scott Douglas Sagan, Kenneth N. Waltz

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Kenneth Waltz, Dean of
Realist Theory in international relations at Columbia University,
expands on his argument that "more may be better," contending that new
nuclear states will use their acquired nuclear capabilities to deter
threats and preserve peace. Scott Sagan, the leading proponent of
organizational theories in international politics, continues to make
the counterpoint that "more will be worse": novice nuclear states lack
adequate organizational controls over their new weapons, resulting in a
higher risk of either deliberate of accidental nuclear war. Treating
issues from the ’long peace’ between the United States and Soviet Union
made possible by the nuclear balance of the Cold War to more modern
topics such as global terrorism, missile defense, and the
Indian-Pakistani conflict, The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate
Renewed is an invaluable addition to any international relations course.

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