When Words are not Enough: assessing the relationship between international commitments and the nuclear choices of Brazil, India and South Africa

Mariana Carpes

Third World Quarterly, 2013, vol. 34, issue 6, 1111-1126

Abstract: This paper seeks to assess whether there is a contradiction between the commitment to non-proliferation declared by Brazil;India and South Africa and their domestic nuclear choices. Despite differences in their international nuclear status;these countries share similar commitments to non-proliferation;at least discursively. However;once the domestic level—more specifically;the historical characteristics of each of these countries’ nuclear paths—is taken into account;a contradiction between their international discourse and their national interests seems to arise. By analysing their nuclear history;this paper asks the following questions: how much have these countries actually been doing in terms of non-proliferation? What are the aims of these countries’ domestic nuclear politics? Is there any contradiction between their international nuclear discourse and their domestic practices?

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2013.802500

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