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Assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction : the role of independent scientists / edited by John L. Finney and Ivo Slaus.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- NATO Advanced Research Workshop "The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment", Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- NATO Advanced Research Workshop "The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment" (2008 : Zagreb, Croatia)
- NATO Advanced Research Workshop "The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment"
- Series:
- NATO science for peace and security series. Human and societal dynamics ; E, v. 61.
- NATO science for peace and security series ; E : Human and societal dynamics ; Vol. 61
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science and state--Congresses.
- Science and state.
- Security, International--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Security, International.
- Weapons of mass destruction--Government policy--Congresses.
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press BV ; published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What exactly is an independent scientist and what threatens their independence? What role do cultural dependencies play within assessments? This title offers a collection of papers delivered at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, which examined the role of independent scientists in assessing WMD threat, by addressing these questions.
- Contents:
- Title page; Foreword; Contents; Introduction: Workshop on the Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessmen; Section 1. Institutions, Structures and Mechanisms; Section 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons; Section 3. Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Missile Defense; Section 4. NATO's Role in South-Eastern Europe in the Light of WMD; Section 5. Scientists, Citizens and the Media; Section 6. Concluding Comments; Subject Index; Author Index
- Notes:
- "This publication is supported by : The NATO science for peace and security programme".
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 6612600799
- 1-282-60079-6
- 9786612600791
- 1-60750-471-5
- OCLC:
- 591161819
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