The Key to Nuclear Restraint The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear We
Why have some nations acquired nuclear weapons while others have refrained from doing so? Most research related to this question has focused on states that have built nuclear weapons, yet little attention has been devoted to countries that have chosen nuc
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THOMAS JONTER
The Key to Nuclear Restraint
Thomas Jonter
The Key to Nuclear Restraint The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War
Thomas Jonter Stockholm University Graduate School of International Studies Stockholm, Sweden
ISBN 978-1-137-58112-9 ISBN 978-1-137-58113-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58113-6
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For my family: Åsa, Otto and Vilhelm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With this book many years of research have come to an end. It has been a long journey with many obstacles and unexpected discoveries. This project would never have been completed without help and assistance from a number of organizations and individuals. First, I would express gratitude to the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority for their financial support which enabled me to spend several years digging in archives and gave me time to analyse the voluminous source material. I am also grateful for the travel grants I received from the Swedish Institute to conduct archival research in the National Archives in Washington, DC. Thanks, also, to three research institutes who hosted me and allowed me to work on different parts of the book manuscript: the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Europe Center at Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies, Stanford University, and the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, Cornell University. Several people have read and commented on the manuscript, in part or in its entirety. A special thanks goes
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