Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

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Nonproliferation Policy Education Center: One of the greatest perils of our time is the possibility that nuclear weapons fall into the hands of unauthorized non-State actors, who might have the will to use them. This scenario is a major source of concern to many in the United States and in the international community. Such a scenario might very well materialize in circumstances under which a central government loses authority and/or control over its nuclear arsenal. In order to better understand the circumstances under which this could happen in potentially adverse countries existing nuclear-armed countries such as Pakistan and North Korea, or even China, and future nuclear ones such as Iran and potential others (Egypt? Algeria?) it would be useful to learn from history how State and non-State domestic actors have behaved when a nuclear-armed country is in turmoil. Much has been written on this broad theme over the past decades. But published texts are either short general essays, analyses of current concerns regarding a particular country (e.g. Pakistan), or country-specific historical overviews. No comprehensive, in-depth, country-by-country comparative study has ever been conducted in this regard; and even less has been attempted in terms of lessons from history for ensuring future control of nuclear arsenals and complexes.