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Defining "weapons of mass destruction" / by W. Seth Carus.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Carus, W. Seth, author.
- Series:
- Occasional paper (National Defense University. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction) ; 8.
- Occasional paper / Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction ; no. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Disarmament.
- Arms control.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 pages) : 1 chart.
- Edition:
- Revised and updated.
- Other Title:
- Weapons of mass destruction
- CSWMD occasional paper 8
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- "When the original version of this occasional paper appeared in January 2006, DOD was still debating how to revise its WMD definition. Accordingly, the paper focused on framing the issues that confronted DOD in selecting a new definition. This revised edition takes into account developments during the past 5 years, and it reduces the focus on DOD-specific considerations. The result is an updated and reorganized review of the topic intended for readers interested in better understanding issues related to the proliferation and control of weapons of mass destruction. The paper has three main parts. Following a short introduction, the first section describes the origins of the term WMD and its subsequent use in arms control and disarmament negotiations. The second section discusses how the national security and law enforcement communities use the term. A third section dissects the main alternative definitions for WMD, including an assessment of the problems associated with their use"--Page 2.
- Notes:
- "January 2012."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (National Defense University, viewed October 9, 2012).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Carus, W. Seth. Defining "weapons of mass destruction".
- OCLC:
- 812300835
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