Scholarly+articles

1.)Jo, Dong-Joon, and Erik Gartzke. “Determinants of NUclear Weapons Proliferation.” //Journal of Conflict Resolution// 51 (Feb. 2007): 167-194. //JSTOR//. Web. 4 May 2011. .
 * In this scholarly journal the authors discuss the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In this article the authors reviews the different reasons that countries wish to posses nuclear weapons and also the ways that these countries go about acquiring these nuclear weapons. The authors also tell the reader the different ways that countries are going about stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Neither of the two authors takes a side in this article, instead it to be used for strictly academic purposes. The author provides good data from reputable databases in this article and uses pure data, not opinion, to support their arguments. Evidence that the author provides in support of my arguments are (1) the author clearly shows that there has been a rapid increase in the spread and use of nuclear weapons, (2) opportunity and willingness to use these weapons of mass destruction is greatly increasing as well, and (3) that nuclear power is becoming a necessity for other countries because of the ever-growing threat of an outbreak of nuclear war. This scholarly article is well researched, clear, and logical. Also this topic is adequately addressed and also goes into different sub-topics including domestic politics, international security, norms, and the status of nuclear proliferation. This author does not seem to be inclined to take a certain stance on this argument, but instead the author describes the growing use and possession of nuclear weapons. This article was very helpful to my research because it gave good data on nuclear proliferation and the steps the are trying to be taken to combat the threat of nuclear war, and maybe even genocide. From this source i learned that there is a treaty, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, the was signed to limit and possibly stop the spread of nuclear weapons to hostile or enemy countries. This information helped to develop my argument and also narrowed down my topic making it that much easier for me to find good, reliable information on nuclear weaponry and the affect that it has on society as a whole.