| Nuclear Weapons and Justice |
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"Nuclear Weapons: Justice and the Law" (forthcoming in 2011) examines whether the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is just. It is argued often that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation order divides the world into nuclear-weapon-haves and nuclear-weapon-have-nots based on a nuclear apartheid. The book examines this claim of unfairness of the non-proliferation order based on two givens: (1) the emergence of new threshold nuclear weapon states (TNWS) that are changing the geopolitics of the threat of use of nuclear weapons; and (2) modern requirements of transparency that curb the possibilities of developing clandestine nuclear weapons programs.
The book demonstrates that for non-proliferation to succeed, it will have to rely on the principle of precaution that transfers the burden of proof on suspected proliferators forcing them to provide total transparency about their nuclear programs. This principle of precaution makes sense for nuclear non-proliferation because it minimizes the costs of discovering clandestine nuclear programs and reduces the probabilities of mistaken enforcement.
The book examines the architecture of nuclear non-proliferation order, the fairness and effectiveness of international/regional institutions and explores scenarios about the future of nuclear weapons. It is a must-read for policymakers and those who wish to understand in depth the intricacies of policies and challenges of developing institutions to address the nuclear weapons threat.
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