title: Nuclear Power Plays: Complexities of Armament, Disarmament, and (Non-)Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
abstract: Abstract This chapter provides an introduction into the intricate power dynamics surrounding nuclear weapons, exploring their role in shaping global politics. It outlines four central and interlinked themes: nuclear armament, proliferation, nonproliferation, and disarmament, explaining the strategic, technical, and political factors driving these processes. The chapter traces the evolution of nuclear weapons as instruments and symbols of power from their development during World War II, through 
journal: Studies in energy, resource and environmental economics