The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), negotiated between 1994 and 1996, is the latest development in the nuclear arms control regime. It continues to serve a vital role in preserving the privileged status of the nuclear weapons states and barring the way to proliferation. Banning the Bang or the Bomb? brings together a team of leading international experts who together analyse its negotiation as a model of regime creation, examining collective dynamics, the behaviour of individual countries, and the nature of specific issues. The book offers practical guidance and training for members of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization future inspectorate to help negotiate their way during an on-site inspection (OSI) in an inspected state. This is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals alike that turns an analysis of what has happened into a manual for what is about to happen.

'Providing useful generic lessons concerning verification, the role of non-state actors and the training of negotiators, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in arms control and multilateral negotiations.’

Christer Jönsson - Lund University, Sweden

'This volume will stand as a detailed guide to nuclear testing’s past and present and a rare schematic of how international regimes can be built in practice.'

Jonathan Hunt Source: H-Net