Publication Date
2017-05-03
Availability
Open access
Embargo Period
2017-05-03
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)
Department
International Studies (Arts and Sciences)
Date of Defense
2017-02-15
First Committee Member
Roger Kanet
Second Committee Member
Bruce Bagley
Third Committee Member
Bradford McGuinn
Fourth Committee Member
Juan Larrain
Abstract
Over 30 countries have embarked on a nuclear weapons program, but only five additional states have joined the original five members of the nuclear club. With adequate supply and demand for many states to conceivably obtain nuclear capability, it is still puzzling why the success rate is poor. This paper adds a different supply variable and argues successful proliferation depends on having the tacit or overt support of a Great Power where they cannot otherwise provide credible deterrence.
Keywords
nuclear; nonproliferation; international; security
Recommended Citation
Garvin, Justin, "The Derelicts and Delinquents of Nuclear Nonproliferation" (2017). Open Access Dissertations. 1846.
http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1846