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Arms Control Toward the 21st Century / ed. by Gregory J. Rattray, Jeffrey A. Larsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (413 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Ranging from the U.S. and Europe to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, from conventional weapons to potential threats from outer space—and cyberspace—the authors thoroughly explore differing approaches to arms control, successes and failures thus far, and the likelihood of future agreements.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I Why Arms Control? Underlying Principles
- 1 The Objectives of Arms Control
- 2 The Arms Control Process: The International Context
- 3 The Arms Control Process: The U.S. Domestic Context
- 4 Arms Control, Verification, and Transparency
- PART 2 The Legacy of the Cold War
- 5 Strategic Offensive Arms Control
- 6 Strategic Defensive Arms Control
- 7 Conventional Arms Control
- 8 Is Arms Control Succeeding?
- PART 3 Preventing the Spread of Arms
- 9 Preventing the Spread of Arms: Nuclear Weapons
- 10 Preventing the Spread of Arms: Chemical and Biological Weapons
- 11 Preventing the Spread of Arms: Delivery Means and Conventional Weapons
- PART 4 Regional Issues
- 12 Regional Arms Control
- 13 False Promises and Prospects: The Middle East Arms Control Initiative
- 14 Arms Control in the Late Twentieth Century: The Latin American Perspective
- 15 Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia
- PART 5 Conclusion
- 16 The Evolving Nature of Arms Control in the Post-Cold War World
- Appendix 1 Arms Control Time Line
- Appendix 2 Existing Arms Control Treaties
- Appendix 3 Ongoing Arms Control Negotiations
- Appendix 4 Acronyms
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-881-3
- OCLC:
- 1378174429
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