The nuclear spread: a third world view

The subject is discussed under the following sections: introduction to Non-Proliferation Treaty; background factors (context in which nuclear weapon states, non-nuclear weapon states and prominent hard-core potential proliferators must operate); the NPT constituency; proliferation factors for and against duality of decisions; vertical vs horizontal proliferation; implications for the NPT regime; a new approach; the 1980 agenda; regional security; the South Asian scene. (U.K.)