Weapons of mass destruction [electronic resource] : options for India / editor, Raja Menon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Menon, Raja.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons of mass destruction.

Weapons of mass destruction--India.

India--Military policy.

India.

India--Defenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; New Delhi : Sage, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), present a serious danger in today's world. This pertinent and topical volume takes a hard-headed look at the threat that India could face from these weapons. A great deal of literature exists on international regimes and their attempts to curb the proliferation of WMD. For a number of years the national effort seemed to be confined to relying solely on these international regimes to ensure the safety of the nation. This book is groundbreaking in that it concentrates more on the protection of society and the armed f

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I-Theory of Effectiveness; 1 - The Nuclear Dimension; 2 - The Effectiveness of Chemical Agents; 3 - The Effectiveness of Biological Agents; Part II-Threats to India; 4 - Formal and Non-formal Nuclear Threats; Part III-Current International Regimes; 5 - The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime; 6 - The Chemical and Biological Weapons Regimes; Part IV-India's Negotiating Positions; 7 - The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime in Crisis; 8 - Trends in the CWC and BTWC: Implications and Options for India's Security Interests; Part V-India's Options

9 - Protection against Chemical Agents10 - Protection against Biological and Toxin Warfare; About the Editor and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-42478-5

9786612424786

81-321-0338-6

OCLC:

593210769