Preventing Black Market Trade in Nuclear Technology

Leading experts provide a comprehensive examination of global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation by blocking the illicit supply of key technologies.

Matthew Bunn (Edited by), Martin B. Malin (Edited by), William C. Potter (Edited by), Leonard S. Spector (Edited by)

9781107163768, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 June 2018

382 pages, 5 b/w illus. 2 tables
23.5 x 16 x 2.7 cm, 0.66 kg

'This book is a sophisticated and urgent call for global action to prevent the next AQ Khan and avoid nuclear Armageddon. By distilling the lessons of the recent past, these world-class experts provide the blueprint for a safer, saner future. Essential reading for policy makers and the public.' Douglas Frantz, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Every nuclear weapons program for decades has relied extensively on illicit imports of nuclear-related technologies. This book offers the most detailed public account of how states procure what they need to build nuclear weapons, what is currently being done to stop them, and how global efforts to prevent such trade could be strengthened. While illicit nuclear trade can never be stopped completely, effective steps to block illicit purchases of nuclear technology have sometimes succeeded in slowing nuclear weapons programs and increasing their costs, giving diplomacy more chance to work. Hence, this book argues, preventing illicit transfers wherever possible is a key element of an effective global non-proliferation strategy.

1. Introduction: the problem of black-market nuclear technology networks Matthew Bunn and William C. Potter
2. The world of illicit nuclear trade: present and future David Albright and Andrea Stricker
3. The role of intelligence in countering illicit nuclear-related procurement Thomas Fingar
4. Strengthening the global law enforcement response Leonard Spector
5. Strengthening sanctions and interdiction Mark Fitzpatrick
6. Strengthening global nuclear export controls Ian Anthony
7. The private sector's role in stopping black market nuclear technology networks Robert Shaw
8. Strengthening global non-proliferation financial controls Justine Walker
9. Strengthening the role of international organizations in dealing with illicit nuclear technology networks Olli Heinonen
10. Countering nuclear black markets by strengthening nonproliferation culture Matthew Bunn
11. Stopping black-market nuclear technology networks: a view from Russia Vladimir Orlov and Aleksandr Cheban
12. Out-of-the box initiatives to combat illicit nuclear technology procurement networks John S. Park, Leonard Spector and Ian J. Stewart
13. Conclusion: stopping illicit trade in nuclear technology: progress, gaps, and next steps Martin B. Malin, Matthew Bunn, Leonard Spector and William C. Potter.

Subject Areas: Nuclear issues [RNQ], Nuclear weapons [JWMN], International relations [JPS], Politics & government [JP]