Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-288) and index.

1. The origins of US-Soviet non-proliferation cooperation -- 2. The 1977 South Africa nuclear crisis -- 3. Peaceful nuclear explosions: from the Limited Test-Ban Treaty to the Non-Proliferation Treaty -- 4. Negotiating and sustaining the Non-Proliferation Treaty: challenges and lessons for US-Russia cooperation -- 5. The establishment of the London Club and nuclear-export controls -- 6. IAEA safeguards: patterns of the interaction and their applicability beyond the Cold War -- 7. Negotiating the draft Radiological Weapons Convention -- 8. Lessons for the future.

"This Adelphi book reaches back to episodes of US-Soviet cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation to idenfify factors that permitted successful joint action, even in circumstances of profound geopolitical rivalry. It includes essays on the collaboration that prevented South Africa from conducting a nuclear-weapon test in 1977; Cold War era discussions on peaceful nuclear explosions and the developments that led from the Limited Test-Ban Treaty to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT); negotiating and sustaining the NPT; the establishment of the London Club and nuclear-export controls; bolstering IAEA safeguards; and negotiating the draft Radiological Weapons Convention." -- from back cover.