Nuclear Latency and the Constraining Power of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

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Brief Overview

This paper seeks to explain variation in constraining effects of NPT. Nuclear latent states are especially sensitive to “shocks” in the system or change in domestic preferences because of their initial preferences at time of ratification.

Author

• Huso Hasanovic, Old Dominion University