William Barclay Walker

International politics and regulation of weapons of mass destruction, with emphasis on nuclear weapons and fissile materials, and on problems in technological decision-making.

Initially trained as an electrical engineer, William Walker has been involved in the study of technological innovation, energy policy, military industries and international nuclear relations during his academic career. Over the past decade, he has become particularly well known for his work on international inventories of, and control over, plutonium and highly enriched uranium, the fissile materials used in nuclear weapons.  Since 2001, his research has focused on how to conceptualise and respond to the problems that weapons of mass destruction pose for international order.  He has also been examining the political and institutional processes by which complex technological decisions and paths become entrenched.

International politics and regulation of weapons of mass destruction, with emphasis on nuclear weapons, and on problems in decision-making.

Initially trained as an electrical engineer, he has been involved in the study of technological innovation, energy policy, military industries and international nuclear relations during his academic career. In recent years, he has become particularly well known for his work on the international control of plutonium and highly enriched uranium, the fissile materials used in nuclear weapons. He has general interests in arms control and non-proliferation regimes, and a specific interest in Indian nuclear policies. He is currently writing about the problems weapons of mass destruction pose for the international order.

Nuclear fuel-cycle, nuclear trade