The United Nations and nuclear orders / edited by Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur, and Thomas G. Weiss.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The United Nations and nuclear orders : context, foundations, actors, tools, and future prospects / Jane Boulden, Ramesh Thakur, and Thomas G. Weiss -- part 1. Actors. The Security Council and nuclear disarmament / Ernie Regehr -- General Assembly majorities on the preferred nuclear order / M.J. Peterson -- The Secretary-General and the Secretariat / Randy Rydell -- part 2. Actual and potential tools. United Nations sanctions and nuclear weapons / George A. Lopez and David Cortright -- The use of force / Ian Johnstone -- Verification and compliance / Harald Müller -- Codification and legal issues / Lori Fisler Damrosch -- part 3. Looming threats, new challenges. Technology proliferation, globalization, and the role of the United Nations / Brian Finlay and Rita Grossman-Vermaas -- Dealing with extra-NPT actors and non-state actors / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu -- The international nuclear trade : harnessing peaceful use while preventing proliferation / Nicole C. Evans -- Nuclear proliferation and regional security orders : comparing North Korea and Iran / Amitav Acharya -- NPT regime change : has the good become the enemy of the best? / Ramesh Thakur..

Includes bibliographical references and index.