William Walker is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of St Andrews which he joined in 1996 after working mainly at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. His many publications on nuclear affairs include A Perpetual Menace: Nuclear Weapons and International Order (2012), ‘Entrapment in large technology systems: Institutional commitments and power relations (Research Policy, 29, 2000), (with D. Albright and F. Berkhout) Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium: World Inventories, Capabilities and Policies (1997), and ‘Nuclear weapons and the former Soviet Republics’ (International Affairs, Spring 1992). Måns Lönnroth has been a member of the board of the International Institute of Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and served as the International Vice Chairman of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He worked as the State Secretary at the Swedish Ministry of Environment and was a political advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office. He has also been Managing Director of Mistra, a Swedish endowed foundation for strategic environment research. Måns Lönnroth was trained in applied mathematics and graduated from KTH in 1967. His interest is in the interface between politics, policy and science.

• Introduction 1. The nuclear industry and trade relations 2. Industries under strain 3. The contest for reactor export markets 4. Proliferation risks and trade policy 5. Future relations between supplier countries 6. A new hope?

Reviews of the first publication:‘There is a wealth of information in this book and a thorough grasp of the industrial realities is conveyed.’— Roger Williams, International Affairs, Volume 59, Issue 4‘This excellent survey of the nuclear power industry tells in detail about countries, companies, products, and technologies.’— William Diebold, Jr.

William Walker is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of St Andrews which he joined in 1996 after working mainly at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. His many publications on nuclear affairs include A Perpetual Menace: Nuclear Weapons and International Order (2012), ‘Entrapment in large technology systems: Institutional commitments and power relations (Research Policy, 29, 2000), (with D. Albright and F. Berkhout) Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium: World Inventories, Capabilities and Policies (1997), and ‘Nuclear weapons and the former Soviet Republics’ (International Affairs, Spring 1992). Måns Lönnroth has been a member of the board of the International Institute of Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and served as the International Vice Chairman of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He worked as the State Secretary at the Swedish Ministry of Environment and was a political advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office. He has also been Managing Director of Mistra, a Swedish endowed foundation for strategic environment research. Måns Lönnroth was trained in applied mathematics and graduated from KTH in 1967. His interest is in the interface between politics, policy and science.

• Introduction 1. The nuclear industry and trade relations 2. Industries under strain 3. The contest for reactor export markets 4. Proliferation risks and trade policy 5. Future relations between supplier countries 6. A new hope?

Reviews of the first publication:‘There is a wealth of information in this book and a thorough grasp of the industrial realities is conveyed.’— Roger Williams, International Affairs, Volume 59, Issue 4‘This excellent survey of the nuclear power industry tells in detail about countries, companies, products, and technologies.’— William Diebold, Jr.

William Walker is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of St Andrews which he joined in 1996 after working mainly at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. His many publications on nuclear affairs include A Perpetual Menace: Nuclear Weapons and International Order (2012), ‘Entrapment in large technology systems: Institutional commitments and power relations (Research Policy, 29, 2000), (with D. Albright and F. Berkhout) Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium: World Inventories, Capabilities and Policies (1997), and ‘Nuclear weapons and the former Soviet Republics’ (International Affairs, Spring 1992). Måns Lönnroth has been a member of the board of the International Institute of Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and served as the International Vice Chairman of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He worked as the State Secretary at the Swedish Ministry of Environment and was a political advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office. He has also been Managing Director of Mistra, a Swedish endowed foundation for strategic environment research. Måns Lönnroth was trained in applied mathematics and graduated from KTH in 1967. His interest is in the interface between politics, policy and science.

• Introduction 1. The nuclear industry and trade relations 2. Industries under strain 3. The contest for reactor export markets 4. Proliferation risks and trade policy 5. Future relations between supplier countries 6. A new hope?

Reviews of the first publication:‘There is a wealth of information in this book and a thorough grasp of the industrial realities is conveyed.’— Roger Williams, International Affairs, Volume 59, Issue 4‘This excellent survey of the nuclear power industry tells in detail about countries, companies, products, and technologies.’— William Diebold, Jr.