WaltzingMatilda

Anything for a fellow IR student...

If you haven't already read Sagan and Waltz, you should. Solid theoretical ground to start with...

Amazon.com: The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed, Second Edition: Scott D. Sagan,Kenneth N. Waltz: Books

Complemented by Robert Jervis...

Amazon.com: The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution: Statecraft and the Prospect of Armageddon (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs): Robert Jervis: Books


For a historical overview, all of the following are excellent, but "Wizards" tops my list...

Amazon.com: The Wizards of Armageddon (Stanford Nuclear Age Series): Fred Kaplan,Martin Sherwin: Books

Amazon.com: National Security and The Nuclear Dilemma, 1945-1991: Richard Smoke: Books

Amazon.com: The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy: Lawrence Freedman: Books

Amazon.com: The Nuclear Predicament: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century (3rd Edition): Peter R. Beckman,Paul Crumlish,Michael Dobkowski,Steven Lee: Books