The United Nations and nuclear orders : context, foundations, actors, tools and future prospects / Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur and Thomas G. Weiss -- pt. 1. Actors: The Security Council and nuclear disarmament / Ernie Regehr ; General Assembly majorities on the preferred nuclear order / M.J. Peterson ; The Secretary-General and the Secretariat / Randy Rydell -- pt. 2. Actual and potential tools: United Nations sanctions and nuclear weapons / George A. Lopez and David Cortright ; The use of force / Ian Johnstone ; Verification and compliance / Harald Müller ; Codification and legal issues / Lori Fisler Damrosch -- pt. 3. Looming threats, new challenges: Technology proliferation, globalization and the role of the United Nations / Brian Finlay and Rita Grossman-Vermaas ; Dealing with extra-NPT actors and non-state actors / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu ; The international nuclear trade : harnessing peaceful use while preventing proliferation / Nicole C. Evans ; Nuclear proliferation and regional security orders : comparing North Korea and Iran / Amitav Acharya ; NPT regime change : has the good become the enemy of the best? / Ramesh Thakur.

xix, 319 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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