Common sense on weapons of mass destruction /
"Here, in a straightforward and comprehensible style, Thomas Graham, Jr. provides the background necessary to understand the news and opinions surrounding WMDs. Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction presents accessible, up-to-date facts on: nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism; che...
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Seattle, WA : Washington, D.C. :
University of Washington Press ; in association with the Eisenhower Institute,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 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
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1. Global nuclear status
- Appendix 2. Global nuclear stockpiles
- Appendix 3. Weapon development milestones
- Chronology
- Glossary.
