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Nuclear Authority
Robert L. Brown
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Description for Nuclear Authority
Paperback. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. In this book the author details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. It also reveals how an agency created by states has acquired power over them. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Once dismissed as ineffectual, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. Member states allow the IAEA to render judgment on matters vital to peace and security while nations around the globe comply with its rules and commands on proliferation, safety, and a range of other issues. Robert L. Brown details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. As he shows, the IAEA has acquired a surprising amount of power as states, for political and technological reasons, turn to it ... Read more
Once dismissed as ineffectual, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in the past twenty years emerged as a powerful international organization. Member states allow the IAEA to render judgment on matters vital to peace and security while nations around the globe comply with its rules and commands on proliferation, safety, and a range of other issues. Robert L. Brown details the IAEA's role in facilitating both control of nuclear weapons and the safe exploitation of nuclear power. As he shows, the IAEA has acquired a surprising amount of power as states, for political and technological reasons, turn to it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626161832
SKU
V9781626161832
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99-50
About Robert L. Brown
Robert L. Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Temple University.
Reviews for Nuclear Authority
A welcome addition to the nuclear nonproliferation literature and to broader work on institutions and organizations in international relations.
Political Science Quarterly
A welcome addition to the limited and often out-of-date literature about this important international institution.
Perspectives on Politics
Political Science Quarterly
A welcome addition to the limited and often out-of-date literature about this important international institution.
Perspectives on Politics