Determinants of nuclear weapons proliferation

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-194

  Jo, Dong Joon ^a   Gartzke, Erik ^b  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Counterproliferation; Nuclear nonproliferation treaty; Nuclear proliferation; Nuclear weapons; Quantitative; Security

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847115380     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002706296158     Document Type: Review

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