Common sense on weapons of mass destruction / Thomas Graham Jr.

Author/Creator:

Graham, Thomas.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Washington, D.C. : in association with the Eisenhower Institute, c2004.

Format/Description:

Book
x, 206 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects:

Nuclear nonproliferation.
Weapons of mass destruction.
Arms control.
Security, International.

Contents:

The problem of our time: nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism
The effects of nuclear weapons
An overview of international law and arms control
The cornerstone of security: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The political value of nuclear weapons
Stopping nuclear explosions: the Test Ban
Missile defense
Outer space
Cleaning up after past wars: land mines and small arms
Poison gas and microbes: chemical and biological weapons
Controlling nuclear materials: the situation in Russia
Regional issues: weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and nuclear weapons in South and Northeast Asia
America's role.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

029598466X (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

55947963

Online:

Table of contents
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004016020.html

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