Bargaining Over the Bomb: The Successes and Failures of Nuclear Negotiations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108701846)

Can nuclear agreements like the Iran deal work? This book develops formal bargaining models to show that they can over time, despite apparent incentives to cheat. Existing theories of nuclear proliferation fail to account for the impact of bargaining on the process. William Spaniel explores how credible agreements exist in which rival states make concessions to convince rising states not to proliferate and argues in support of nuclear negotiations as effective counter-proliferation tools. This book proves not only the existence of settlements but also the robustness of the inefficiency puzzle. In addition to examining existing agreements, the model used by Spaniel serves as a baseline for modeling other concerns about nuclear weapons.

Author: William Spaniel
ISBN-10: 1108701841
ISBN-13: 9781108701846
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2019