This book brings together leading American, British, Canadian, French, German and Japanese scholars to discuss key questions that faced the signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor, at Swansea University, UK.

Yoko Iwama is Professor of International Relations at the National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan.

List of contributors

Introduction (Yoko Iwama)

Part I
1. Nuclear Proliferation and Conceptions of National Interest: The U.S. Case, 1960-1967 (William Burr)
2. After the Hegemony of the "Atoms for Peace" Programmeme: Multilateral Non-proliferation Policy under the Nixon and Ford Administrations (Shinsuke TOMOTSUGU)

Part II
3. Britain, the Deterrence/Non-Proliferation Dilemma and the NPT (John Baylis)
4. France's Relationship to the NATO defense strategy and the Western non-Proliferation Regime (Dominique MONGIN)
5. Problem Solved? The German Nuclear Question and West Germany's Accession to the NPT (1967-1975) (Andreas Lutsch)
6. Canada's Affair with Nuclear Weapons: Building, Debating, Acquiring, Retiring (Don Munton)

Part III
7. Japan's Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Diplomacy during the Cold War: The Myth and Reality of a Nuclear Bombed Country (Akira KUROSAKI)
8. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Decision to Join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (Yoko Iwama)
9. In the Shadow of China's Bomb: Nuclear Consultation, Commitment Reconfirmation, and Missile Defence in the U.S.-Japan Alliance, 1962-68 (Shingo Yoshida)

10. Conclusion (John Baylis)

Index