Deadly arsenals : nuclear, biological, and chemical threats / Joseph Cirincione, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Miriam Rajkumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cirincione, Joseph.

Contributor:

Wolfsthal, Jon B.

Rajkumar, Miriam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons of mass destruction.

Nuclear arms control--Verification.

Nuclear arms control.

Chemical arms control--Verification.

Chemical arms control.

Biological arms control--Verification.

Biological arms control.

Physical Description:

x, 490 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace : Distributor Brookings Institution Press, [2005]

Summary:

Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable resource for academics, policymakers, students, and the media, this atlas includes strategic and historical analysis; maps, charts, and graphs of the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile delivery systems; descriptions of the weapons and regimes -- and policies to control them; and data on countries that have, want, or have given up weapons of mass destruction. A Choice outstanding academic title from one of the premier nonproliferation research teams. The new edition addresses the recent, dramatic developments in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and the nuclear black market, analyzing strategic and policy implications. Contents: Part 1: Assessments and Weapons Part 2: Declared Nuclear-Weapon States Part 3: Non-NPT Nuclear-Weapon States Part 4: The Two Hard Cases: North Korea and Iran Part 5: Proliferation Success

Contents:

Part 1 Assessments and Weapons 1

Chapter 1 Global Trends 3

Chapter 2 The International Nonproliferation Regime 27

Chapter 3 Nuclear Weapons and Materials 45

Chapter 4 Biological and Chemical Weapons, Agents, and Proliferation 57

Chapter 5 Missile Proliferation 83

Part 2 Declared Nuclear Weapon States 119

Chapter 6 Russia 121

Chapter 7 China 163

Chapter 8 France 189

Chapter 9 The United Kingdom 197

Chapter 10 The United States 203

Part 3 Non-NPT Nuclear Weapon States 219

Chapter 11 India 221

Chapter 12 Pakistan 239

Chapter 13 Israel 259

Part 4 Two Hard Cases 277

Chapter 14 North Korea 279

Chapter 15 Iran 295

Part 5 Nonproliferation Successes 315

Chapter 16 Libya 317

Chapter 17 Iraq 329

Chapter 18 Non-Russian Nuclear Successor States: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine 365

Chapter 19 Argentina 383

Chapter 20 Brazil 393

Chapter 21 South Africa 407

Appendix A The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 421

Appendix B The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction 427

Appendix C The Chemical Weapons Convention Fact Sheet 435

Appendix D Nuclear Supplier Organizations 443

Appendix E The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 451

About Carnegie's Nonproliferation Resources 489

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 490.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

087003216X

OCLC:

59354710

Publisher Number:

9780870032165