Containing missile proliferation : strategic technology, security regimes, and international cooperation in arms control / Dinshaw Mistry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mistry, Dinshaw.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Ballistic missiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2003.

Summary:

The proliferation of ballistic missiles that can deliver weapons of mass destruction halfway across the world is a matter of growing urgency and concern, as is the fate of agreements limiting the development of such deadly weapons. The Bush administration’s scrapping of the ABM Treaty and pursuit of a huge National Missile Defense initiative are dramatic evidence of this concern. Yet there remains much uncertainty about the viability of missile defense. If defenses fall short, strong security regimes will be necessary to contain missile proliferation.Since 1987, more than thirty states have agreed to restrict their transfer of missiles and related technologies under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). During the MTCR’s first decade, several regional powers were thwarted from advancing their missile ambitions. Subsequently, however, states such as North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Israel have tested medium-range missiles and others have expanded their missile arsenals.Dinshaw Mistry critically examines the successes and limitations of the MTCR, and suggests five practical ways to strengthen the regime. The author’s exhaustive research offers new and detailed insights on the technology and politics of missile programs in Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, India, Israel, Egypt, South Korea, Taiwan, and other countries. Mistry also shows how international cooperation, security regimes, and U.S. foreign policies of engagement and containment with these states can halt their missile programs.Mistry’s book is the first comprehensive study of the MTCR and of international efforts to contain missile proliferation. Policymakers, scholars, and the general reader will find this book a valuable contribution to the subjects of arms control, ballistic missile proliferation, multilateral cooperation, and international security regimes.For the author's update, go to http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/UpdateApril2009.pdf

Contents:

""Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Regimes, Technology, Politics, and Proliferation ""; ""3. Building a Supply-Side Regime ""; ""4. Argentina, Brazil, South Africa""; ""5. South Korea, Taiwan, Arab States ""; ""6. Israel, India, Pakistan""; ""7. North Korea and Iran ""; ""8. Toward a Treaty Regime ""; ""9. Conclusions""; ""Appendix: Technical Notes on Missiles""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-247) and index.

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ISBN:

9780295802527

0295802529

OCLC:

855191600