Assessing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction is a collection of papers delivered at the Nato Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, which examined the role of independent scientists in assessing WMD threat. Such threat assessment has a profound impact on the policies of governments and...

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Körperschaften:	NATO Advanced Research Workshop "The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment" Zagreb, Croatia, NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, IOS Press
Weitere Verfasser:	Finney, J. L. (John L.), Šlaus, Ivo
Format:	Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press BV : Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:	NATO science for peace and security series. Human and societal dynamics ; v. 61.
Schlagworte:	Weapons of mass destruction > Government policy > Congresses. Security, International > International cooperation > Congresses. Science and state > Congresses. Armes de destruction massive > Politique gouvernementale > Congrès. Politique scientifique et technique > Congrès. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Peace. Science and state Weapons of mass destruction > Government policy Massenvernichtungswaffe Sicherheitspolitik Unabhängigkeit Wissenschaftliche Beratung Congress proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
Online-Zugang:	DE-862 DE-863
Zusammenfassung:	Assessing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction is a collection of papers delivered at the Nato Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, which examined the role of independent scientists in assessing WMD threat. Such threat assessment has a profound impact on the policies of governments and international organizations. It raises numerous questions. What exactly is an independent scientist and what pressures threaten their independence? What role do cultural dependencies play within assessments? ow do independent scientists produce threat assessments and what are the widely differing models used by different countries to facilitate the input of such assessments into policy? To address these and other issues, an interdisciplinary group of eminentexperts and policy makers from twelve countries gathered to discuss ways in which the technical advice of independent scientists could be strengthened to aid governments and international organizations in forming policies in response to perceived threats. With papers covering topics ranging from policy making to chemical and biological weapons, nuclear threats and breaking the threat/counter threat cycle, this book illuminates an area of vital importance to the security and stability of relations between tates, and the maintenance of internationally agreed norms.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (ix, 309 pages :)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9781607504719 1607504715 1282600796 9781282600799 6612600799 9786612600791