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Atomic Friends: How America Deals with Nuclear-Armed Allies

Atomic Friends: How America Deals with Nuclear-Armed Allies

Keck, Zachary

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General LawGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1538169711
ISBN13: 9781538169711
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Aug 31 2022
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Should the United States prevent additional allies from developing atomic weapons? Although preventing U.S. allies and partners from acquiring nuclear weapons was an important part of America's Cold War goals, in the decades since, Washington has mostly focused on preventing small adversarial states from building the bomb. This has begun to change as countries as diverse as Germany, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, among others, have begun discussing the value of an independent nuclear arsenal. Their ambitions have led to renewed discussion in U.S. foreign policy circles about the consequences of allied proliferation for the United States. Even though four countries have acquired nuclear weapons, this discussion remains abstract, theoretical, and little changed since the earliest days of the nuclear era.

Using historical case studies, this book shines a light on this increasingly pressing issue. Keck examines the impact that acquiring nuclear arsenals had after our allies developed them. He examines existing and recently declassified documents, original archival research, and--for the Israel and especially Pakistan cases--interviews with U.S. officials who worked on the events in question.

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