Book Reviews : Johan Jørgen Holst (ed.): Norge og rustnings kontroll i Europa, Dreyer, Oslo 1974. (Nor wegian Foreign Policy Studies, No. 10), 107 pp
| DOI | 10.1177/001083677400900130 |
| Published date | 01 March 1974 |
| Author | Erling Bjøl |
| Date | 01 March 1974 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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the NPT, at least in India in particular. Sub-
more seriously, whether by general publics or
rahmanyam quite rightly directs further at-
by the State Departments and Foreign Mi-
tention to the risk of proliferation from the
nistries of the world. The 1973 Review Con-
five existing nuclear weapons states of 1967
ference on the workings of the NPT may no
(allowed to retain their weapons option under
longer be perfunctory, but may require some
the NPT), to nongovernmental groups such as
serious consideration of issues the treaty as
the Mafia, the Palestinians, etc.
yet has not settled. These two volumes amount
The Holst book is unusual for having chap-
to valuable reading for anyone involving him-
ters on Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland.
self in these tasks.
One wonders why not a chapter on Rumania
instead of, or in addition to, Poland? The
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Polish article indeed comes down as an old-
time bit of Bonn-baiting, which may reflect
what Poles and Russians fear, or what they
want to be thought of as fearing. The Danish
and Netherlands articles turn out to be less
exciting, most probably because their coun-
tries are not making trouble on the proliferation
ERLING BJØL
front, although Mr. Leurdijk passed up some
fun in not discussing the projects for a nuclear-
Johan Jørgen Holst (ed.): Norge og rustnings-
powered Dutch submarine, and the work this
kontroll i Europa, Dreyer, Oslo 1974. (Nor-
imposed on the U.S. to get the NPT drafted
wegian Foreign Policy Studies, No. 10), 107 pp.
so as to keep such submarines legal.
Johan Holst and Jan Prawitz turn out two
Norwegian security interests are affected by
excellent case studies on Norway and Sweden,
both SALT and MBFR. As SALT deals with
illustrating the remarkable number of ’proli-
strategic nuclear issues, it also covers the status
feration-related’ policy issues which have arisen
of the Soviet naval base at Murmansk, situated
for what the world would think of as two very
only about a...
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