Spreading Temptation: Proliferation and Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreements
Fuhrmann, Matthew
International Security, Summer 2009, v34, #1, pp7-41
"According to the author “proliferation-proof” nuclear assistance does not exist. Transfer of nuclear technology and know-how for peaceful purposes invariably leads to the development of weapons programs, and countries that have received such assistance are more likely to produce nuclear weapons, especially when facing security threats. A study of two thousand civilian nuclear cooperation agreements over the past half-century bears this out. Fuhrmann writes that the link between civilian nuclear cooperation and proliferation is surprisingly broad, and casts doubt on convention wisdom. He argues that major nuclear suppliers such as the U.S. should reconsider their willingness to assist other countries in peaceful nuclear cooperation."
Matthew Fuhrmann is assistant professor of political science at the University of South Carolina.
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http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/IS3401_pp007-041_Fuhrmann.pdf
A5/04-09. Posted August 27, 2009
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