GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN

The need for the international community to get her engagement right is crucial for the sustenance of Peace and security. The quest for self-preservation through the acquisition of nuclear weapons is often seen by other states as threat to their own existence. To balance the equation, supposed thre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal University Wukari 2023-12-01
Series:International Studies Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/230
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823860834825142272
author FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN
author_facet FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN
author_sort FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN
collection DOAJ
description The need for the international community to get her engagement right is crucial for the sustenance of Peace and security. The quest for self-preservation through the acquisition of nuclear weapons is often seen by other states as threat to their own existence. To balance the equation, supposed threatened states, irrespective of the cost implication, whether financially buoyant (as Iran) or not (as North Korea), joined the arms race. This of course has put a strain on global peace and security. The questions that this paper seeks to investigate are: If Iran has the intention of nuclear armament, why did she accede to all known conventions and treaties meant to rid the world of WMDs? Why do the US and the global community fear nuclear Iran? And what implication does nuclear Iran has for global peace and stability particularly in the Middle East region? The study adopts national interest as its theoretical framework. It finds that nuclear Iran poses a grave danger in the Middle East region and therefore recommended that there should be restrain in handling Iran and other middle level nuclear states.
format Article
id doaj-art-caf781119f424b1ebbddae997a0f4878
institution Kabale University
issn 2756-4649
language English
publishDate 2023-12-01
publisher Federal University Wukari
record_format Article
series International Studies Journal
spelling doaj-art-caf781119f424b1ebbddae997a0f48782025-02-10T10:00:49ZengFederal University WukariInternational Studies Journal2756-46492023-12-0174GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN 0UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA The need for the international community to get her engagement right is crucial for the sustenance of Peace and security. The quest for self-preservation through the acquisition of nuclear weapons is often seen by other states as threat to their own existence. To balance the equation, supposed threatened states, irrespective of the cost implication, whether financially buoyant (as Iran) or not (as North Korea), joined the arms race. This of course has put a strain on global peace and security. The questions that this paper seeks to investigate are: If Iran has the intention of nuclear armament, why did she accede to all known conventions and treaties meant to rid the world of WMDs? Why do the US and the global community fear nuclear Iran? And what implication does nuclear Iran has for global peace and stability particularly in the Middle East region? The study adopts national interest as its theoretical framework. It finds that nuclear Iran poses a grave danger in the Middle East region and therefore recommended that there should be restrain in handling Iran and other middle level nuclear states. https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/230WMDNational InterestNuclear ProliferationNuclear WeaponsNPT
spellingShingle FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN
GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
International Studies Journal
WMD
National Interest
Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear Weapons
NPT
title GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
title_full GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
title_fullStr GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
title_full_unstemmed GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
title_short GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN
title_sort global dilemma of nuclear proliferation the case of iran
topic WMD
National Interest
Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear Weapons
NPT
url https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/230
work_keys_str_mv AT francisosayiosadebamwen globaldilemmaofnuclearproliferationthecaseofiran