The Nuclear Jihadist by Douglas Frantz & Catherine Collins

Author:Douglas Frantz & Catherine Collins [FRANTZ, DOUGLAS]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: TRU001000
ISBN: 9780446506892
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2007-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

THE LESSONS of North Korea and South Africa, and to a lesser extent Iraq, demonstrated that preventing proliferation and avoiding the unthinkable demanded addressing the root causes of why nations sought nuclear weapons, raising challenges beyond the scope of the IAEA and the nonproliferation treaty. Stopping the spread of nuclear weapons required tough and enforceable safeguards, but it also demanded that the Americans and other global actors address the issues of security and national prestige driving the new proliferators. While a nation’s motives are inevitably complex, the countries pursuing nuclear arsenals in the new age of proliferation faced enemies who might be deterred by the threat of nuclear retaliation: India feared China, Pakistan feared India, and Israel was surrounded by hostile Arab countries. The Iraqi decision was based more on its desire to dominate the Middle East, but its program drove Iran to developing a matching arsenal. North Korea’s nuclear efforts were rooted in decades of fear of the United States; South Africa sought nuclear weapons after international sanctions left it isolated and vulnerable at a time when the Soviets were ramping up their influence in the neighborhood.

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