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Research overview
The international politics and regulation of weapons of mass destruction, with emphasis on nuclear weapons and fissile materials; and 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 especially international nuclear relations during his academic career. He has been particularly noted for his work on the history and conceptualisation of the international rule-based nuclear order that took shape during the Cold War and flourished in the immediate post-Cold War period, regrettably followed by its descent into today’s disorder; on the political and institutional processes by which complex technological decisions and paths become entrenched; and on national inventories, production processes and international regulation (or its absence) of plutonium and highly enriched uranium, the fissile materials used in nuclear weapons.
Industrial relevance
Nuclear fuel-cycle, nuclear trade
Academic/Professional Qualification
BSc, University of Edinburgh; MSc, University of Sussex
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Nuclear power struggles: industrial competition and proliferation control
Walker, W. & Lönnroth, M., 3 Mar 2025, 1st ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 222 p. (Routledge revivals)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Reflections on complexity, nuclear ordering and disordering over time
Walker, W. B., 2025, In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 38, 3, p. 280-301 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The history of nuclear power's imagined future: plutonium's journey from asset to waste
Walker, W., 7 Sept 2021, In: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 77, 5, p. 259-264 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On Nuclear Embeddedness and (Ir)reversibility
Walker, W., Feb 2020, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University.Research output: Working paper
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Trident’s replacement and the survival of the United Kingdom
Walker, W. B., 3 Sept 2015, In: Survival. 57, 5, p. 7-28 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Nuclear Weapons & Interntl Order RF/7/RF: Nuclear Weapons and International Order
Walker, W. (PI)
1/09/07 → 31/07/10
Project: Fellowship
Activities
- 4 Membership of peer review panel or committee
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RAE panel (External organisation)
Walker, W. B. (Participant)
2004 → 2008Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC (External organisation)
Walker, W. B. (Participant)
2003 → 2006Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC (External organisation)
Walker, W. B. (Participant)
2002 → 2006Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC (External organisation)
Walker, W. B. (Participant)
2002 → 2006Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee