Replication data for: Nuclear Assistance Does Not Cause Nuclear Proliferation

Matthew Kroenig’s ``Importing the Bomb” presents a supply-side argument that a state’s ability to acquire nuclear weapons is determined by whether it receives sensitive nuclear assistance. This article challenges those findings by incorporating the composite index of national capability (CINC), a widely-accepted aggregate measure of national capability.

Our findings show that such assistance has little effect on the probability of acquisition when national capability is included as a control.