Umfang:
Online-Ressource (218 p)
ISBN:
9780295984667
Inhalt:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- 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.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""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""
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""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""
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780295802091
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780295984667
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
