Diplomacy

What can countries do to limit emerging WMD threats day by day? The first step is gathering intelligence on countries of concern. If disturbing developments occur, such as the discovery of machinery that could be used to build nuclear weapons, senior government officials and their staffs meet to try to design a strategy to improve the situation. Nations have many tools at their disposal that they can use to positively influence the actions of known and potential proliferators:

• Sanctions
• Substitutes and incentives

Further Reading:

	European Union Committee, "Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The EU Contribution"
	NTI, Johan Bergenas, "What Role for WMD Nonproliferation under the Eu's New Foreign Policy Chief"
	The Nonproliferation Review, Curtis Martin, "'Good Cop/Bad Cop' as a Model for Nonproliferation Diplomacy Toward North Korea and Iran"
	CRS, Amy Wolf et al., "Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements"
	Report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, "Eliminating Nuclear Threats"
	CRS, Mary Beth Nikitin et al., "Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status"
	CNS, Cristina Hansell & William Potter, eds, "Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament"