Description
Book SynopsisProvides the background necessary to understand the news and opinions surrounding WMDs. This book presents facts on: nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism; chemical and biological weapons; land mines and small arms; missile defence and WMDs in outer space; and, WMDs in the Middle East and Asia.
Trade Review"If security and arms control seem arcane, this vivid, succinct guided tour by a master diplomat with decades of hands-on experience is the authoritative antidote." Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The making of the atomic bomb
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
1. The Problems of Our Time: Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism
2. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons
3. An Overview of International Law and Arms Control
4. The Cornerstone of Security: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
5. The Political Value of Nuclear Weapons
6. Stopping Nuclear Explosions: The Test Ban
7. Missile Defense
8. Outer Space
9. Cleaning Up After Past Wars: Land Mines and Small Arms
10. Poison Gas and Microbes: Chemical and Biological Weapons
11. Controlling Nuclear Materials: The Situation in Russia
12. Regional Issues: Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and Nuclear Weapons in South and Northeast Asia
13. America's Role
Conclusion
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1. Global Nuclear Status
Appendix 2. Global Nuclear Stockpiles
Appendix 3. Weapon Development Milestones
Chronology
Glossary
Index
