Some states derive much of their international standing and regime security from nuclear weapons. Their governments may judge that surrendering those weapons would erase their influence or threaten their survival. They have little incentive to follow another country's unilateral example. Arms-control proposals must therefore account for the interests of nuclear-dependent regimes as well as the intentions of the country disarming first.
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Why unilateral nuclear disarmament may not be reciprocated
Unilateral disarmament may do little to persuade nuclear-dependent regimes to surrender their own weapons.