List of contributors Introduction (Yoko Iwama) Part I 1. Nuclear Proliferation and Conceptions of National Interest: The U.S. Case, 1960-1967 (William Burr) 2. After the Hegemony of the "Atoms for Peace" Programmeme: Multilateral Non-proliferation Policy under the Nixon and Ford Administrations (Shinsuke TOMOTSUGU) Part II 3. Britain, the Deterrence/Non-Proliferation Dilemma and the NPT (John Baylis) 4. France's Relationship to the NATO defense strategy and the Western non-Proliferation Regime (Dominique MONGIN) 5. Problem Solved? The German Nuclear Question and West Germany's Accession to the NPT (1967-1975) (Andreas Lutsch) 6. Canada's Affair with Nuclear Weapons: Building, Debating, Acquiring, Retiring (Don Munton) Part III 7. Japan's Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Diplomacy during the Cold War: The Myth and Reality of a Nuclear Bombed Country (Akira KUROSAKI) 8. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Decision to Join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (Yoko Iwama) 9. In the Shadow of China's Bomb: Nuclear Consultation, Commitment Reconfirmation, and Missile Defence in the U.S.-Japan Alliance, 1962-68 (Shingo Yoshida) 10. Conclusion (John Baylis) Index