Nuclear proliferation and the psychology of political leadership : beliefs, motivations and perceptions /

This book offers a novel approach to understanding the puzzle of nuclear proliferation by examining how leaders' beliefs and perceptions about the international system influence states'' decisions to acquire nuclear weapons.Today, there is a persisting dilemma over the spread of nucle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Reilly, K. P.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2015.
Series:	Routledge global security studies.
Subjects:	International relations > Psychological aspects. Nuclear nonproliferation > Government policy. Political leadership > Psychological aspects. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 The persisting proliferation dilemma; 2 Analyzing nuclear proliferation decisions; 3 South Africa: the apartheid bomb; 4 India: crossing the Lakshmana Rekha; 5 Australia: waltzing with atomic Matilda; 6 Libya: a rogue redeemed?; 7 Conclusions: perceptions on proliferation; Index