While the Cold War ended more than two decades ago and global nuclear stockpiles
have shrunk dramatically, there are still around 18,000 nuclear warheads
distributed among nine nuclear armed states. Against the backdrop of continual
political tensions and conflict, the nuclear issue will continue to dominate
headlines for several decades into the future.
This new four-volume Major Work explores this important issue and aims to
introduce readers to the key arguments and authors in the field. With such a
wide variety of theoretical approaches and substantive topics under the umbrella
of nuclear politics, this collection will not only allow the reader to peruse
the diverse explanations for