The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had many opponents when, in
1995, it came up for extension. The majority of parties opposed extension, and experts …

India's nuclear program is often misunderstood as an inward-looking endeavor of secretive
technocrats. In Ploughshares and Swords, Jayita Sarkar challenges this received wisdom …

The US nuclear-policy community did not always accept today's conventional wisdom that a
state's first nuclear test is a critical milestone; that even a small, rudimentary nuclear arsenal …

This article considers the role of economic sanctions in deterring nuclear testing. It argues
that sanctions have been relatively effective in discouraging the pursuit and acquisition of …

What should a powerful patron do when a weaker protégé plans to launch a counter-
proliferation strike against the nuclear facilities of a target country? This paper identifies …

During the summer of 1979, months after US government officials had begun confronting the
complex, thorny problems raised by new intelligence about Pakistan's nuclear weapons …

This book examines the interplay between sanctions and nuclear disarmament and non-
proliferation. The volume aims to tackle three separate but closely intertwined issues: It aims …

Arms dynamic studies are concerned with explaining the causes and consequences of
state's decision to acquire arms. Such studies are dominated by two opposing models. First …

This paper investigates Pakistan's atomic energy programme during the years of Ayub
Khan's rule by focusing on the negotiations leading to the construction of the Karachi …

This chapter traces the origins and evolution of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. The
program originated after the decisive 1971 war, which split Pakistan in half. Pakistan's …