Thakur, Ramesh2015-12-101521-9488http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69486The nuclear arms control regimea-centered on the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)a-faces five challenges: failure of nuclear disarmament by the five NPT-licit nuclear powers (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States); possible cheating by non-nuclear signatories like North Korea and Iran; India, Israel, and Pakistan remaining outside the NPT; terrorists' interest in acquiring and using nuclear weapons; and the safety, security and proliferation risks of the increased interest in nuclear energy to offset the financial and environmental costs of fossil fuel.Keywords: fossil fuel; international relations; nuclear power; nuclear weapon; political power; Iran; North KoreaNuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: Can the Power of Ideas Tame the Power of the State?201110.1111/j.1468-2486.2010.00996.x2016-02-24