Joining 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 contributorsIntroduction (Yoko Iwama)Part I1. 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 II3. 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 III7. 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