The Economics of Proliferation: An Examination of the Changing Nature of the Nuclear Marketplace
Date of Graduation
Spring 2007
Degree
Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies
Department
Defense and Strategic Studies
Committee Chair
Bradley Thayer
Abstract
Nuclear proliferation in its purest sense is an economic problem. Actors seek security in an unpredictable international environment through the acquisition of a weapon that has the potential to inflict a tremendous amount of pain upon an adversary for a minimal price. Because of the high value placed upon these weapons, the technology and knowledge applicable to this field is also valuable financially and politically. Nuclear weapons proliferation has become a highly sought after business that states and non-state actors seek to become a part of and has been proven throughout history to contribute to further proliferation.
Keywords
proliferation, nuclear weapons, non-state actors, atomic energy, black markets
Subject Categories
Defense and Security Studies
Copyright
© Michael J. Arendt Jr.
Recommended Citation
Arendt Jr., Michael J., "The Economics of Proliferation: An Examination of the Changing Nature of the Nuclear Marketplace" (2007). MSU Graduate Theses. 1422.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1422
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