Common sense on weapons of mass destruction:
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Main Author: Graham, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle, WA University of Washington Press c2004
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Item Description:Includes index
Paralleltitel: Commonsense
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
"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; chemical and biological weapons; land mines and small arms; missile defense and WMDs in outer space; and WMDs in the Middle East and Asia."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (206 p.)
ISBN:029580209X
029598466X
9780295802091
9780295984667

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