Containing the Atom: International Negotiations on Nuclear Security and Safety

"Containing the Atom", a product of three years of research by members of the Process of International Negotiation (PIN) network, is a comprehensive study of the theory and practice of international nuclear negotiations. Well-known experts in the field test eleven cases of international nuclear negotiations, covering strategic arms control, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, nuclear-weapon-free-zones, the Non-Proliferation Treaty and its Review Conference, nuclear materials removed from the defense weapons programs, nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, nuclear risks in the Barents region, nuclear safety, French-Japanese nuclear negotiations, and the nuclear plant perspective on negotiations. Each case study analyzes the actors, strategies, processes, structures, and outcomes and weighs the impact of the negotiations on security, energy, trade, and the environment.