Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?: Three Models in Search of a Bomb Author(s): Scott D. Sagan Source: International Security, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Winter, 1996-1997), pp. 54-86 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2539273 Accessed: 08/03/2010 09:32
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Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?
Three Models in Search of a Bomb

Scott D. Sagan

Why

do states build

nuclear weapons? Having an accurate answer to this question is critically important both for predicting the long-term future of international security and for current foreign policy efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Yet given the importance of this central proliferation puzzle, it is surprising how little sustained attention has