Nuclear non-proliferation and global order / Harald Müller, David Fischer, and Wolfgang Kötter.r.

Includes index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Brief history of nuclear non-proliferation policy -- 3. From the Third to the Fourth NPT Review Conference 1985-90 -- 4. The General Debate at the Fourth Review Conference -- 5. The working phase of the Fourth Review Conference -- 6. Assessing the Fourth Review Conference -- 7. The 1991 PTBT Amendment Conference -- 8. The non-proliferation regime beyond the 1991 Persian Gulf War -- 9. The future of nuclear non-proliferation -- Appendix A. Documents on nuclear weapon non-proliferation -- Appendix B. Implementation of the NPT.

What do arms control and disarmament mean for the political order of the world, and how does nuclear proliferation relate to them? What are the prospects for global order in a world of unequal states? These questions provide the general point of departure for this book. Specifically. the book briefly recounts the development of global nuclear non-proliferation policies, and the test ban issue, followed by a detailed examination of the developments between the Third and Fourth NPT Review Conferences.

The organization and work of the Fourth NPT Review Conference are outlined, and the issues as they appeared in the general debate are surveyed. The work of the various committees charged with producing a consensus in the most contested areas is reviewed, and the final outcome is discussed. The significance of the PTBT Amendment Conference is assessed, beginning with the controversies which existed at the outset. Both the Meeting in May-June 1990 and the Conference itself in January 1991 are reviewed.