Manchester University Press
6 Bargaining for test ban treaties
Abstract
The earliest specific international arrangement, at least indirectly, to restrict the spread of nuclear weapons is the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963. The negotiation of the treaty—originally designed to be a comprehensive ban on all nuclear testing—began essentially in 1955, when the Soviet Union unbundled such an agreement from a general and complete disarmament package, starting thereby an unpicking of the all-or-nothing position on nuclear arms control and disarmament they had taken over the Baruch Plan, vestiges of which remain in the wording of Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Bargaining theory has something to add to the understanding of arms control. To take the bargain between the superpowers first, the surplus to be created was a slowing down of the arms race between them. This chapter explores bargaining for test ban treaties and discusses the Threshold Test Ban Treaty signed by the United States and USSR. It also looks at the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Abstract
The earliest specific international arrangement, at least indirectly, to restrict the spread of nuclear weapons is the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963. The negotiation of the treaty—originally designed to be a comprehensive ban on all nuclear testing—began essentially in 1955, when the Soviet Union unbundled such an agreement from a general and complete disarmament package, starting thereby an unpicking of the all-or-nothing position on nuclear arms control and disarmament they had taken over the Baruch Plan, vestiges of which remain in the wording of Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Bargaining theory has something to add to the understanding of arms control. To take the bargain between the superpowers first, the surplus to be created was a slowing down of the arms race between them. This chapter explores bargaining for test ban treaties and discusses the Threshold Test Ban Treaty signed by the United States and USSR. It also looks at the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- Preface viii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Nuclear weapons and nuclear energy 4
- 2 Nuclear weapons and international security 48
- 3 The International Atomic Energy Agency and safeguards 76
- 4 Understanding nuclear-free zones 104
- 5 United States policy on non-proliferation and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty 126
- 6 Bargaining for test ban treaties 160
- Appendix A 173
- Appendix B 181
- Appendix C 187
- Appendix D 198
- Appendix E 221
- Index 223
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables vii
- Preface viii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Nuclear weapons and nuclear energy 4
- 2 Nuclear weapons and international security 48
- 3 The International Atomic Energy Agency and safeguards 76
- 4 Understanding nuclear-free zones 104
- 5 United States policy on non-proliferation and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty 126
- 6 Bargaining for test ban treaties 160
- Appendix A 173
- Appendix B 181
- Appendix C 187
- Appendix D 198
- Appendix E 221
- Index 223
