| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
x, 490 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt.1. Assessments and weapons. Global trends ; The international nonproliferation regime ; Nuclear weapons and materials ; Biological and chemical weapons, agents, and proliferation ; Missile proliferation. -- Pt.2. Declared nuclear weapon states. Russia ; China ; France ; The United Kingdom ; The United States. -- Pt.3. Non-NPT nuclear weapon states. India ; Pakistan ; Israel. -- Two hard cases. North Korea ; Iran. -- Nonproliferation successes. Libya ; Iraq ; Non-Russian nuclear successor states: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine ; Argentina ; Brazil ; South Africa. -- Appendix A. The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. -- Appendix B. The Convention of the Prohibition of the development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons an on Their Destruction. -- Appendix C. The Chemical Weapons Convention Fact Sheet. -- Appendix D. Nuclear Supplier Organizations. -- Appendix E. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treat. -- Appendix F. Glossary. |
| Subject |
Weapons of mass destruction.
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Nuclear arms control -- Verification.
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Chemical arms control -- Verification.
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Biological arms control -- Verification.
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Nuclear Warfare -- prevention & control. |
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Biological Warfare -- prevention & control. |
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Chemical Warfare -- prevention & control. |
| Added Author |
Wolfsthal, Jon B.
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Rajkumar, Miriam.
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| ISBN |
087003216X |
| Standard No. |
9780870032165 |
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NLM 101255801 |
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NLGGC 275041891 |
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