Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
1 - The Development of Nuclear Weapons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2021
Book contents
- Nuclear Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Cases and Materials
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of Nuclear Weapons
- 2 Use of Nuclear Weapons
- 3 The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- 4 The Testing of Nuclear Weapons
- 5 Agreements between Russia and the United States
- 6 Treaties Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
- 7 Verification
- 8 Use and Testing of Nuclear Weapons under International Law
- Concluding Remarks on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter summarises the science behind nuclear weapons and describes their development first by the United States and then by the Soviets with a narrative of the nuclear arms race between the two superpowers during the Cold War. Also described are the nuclear weapons programmes of the United Kingdom, France, China, Israel, India, South Africa, Pakistan, and North Korea. Of these, only South Africa has eliminated its programmes and the associated weapons.
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- Nuclear WeaponsLaw, Policy, and Practice, pp. 7 - 51Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021