The Role and Control of Weapons in the 1990s

ISBN-13: 9780367709297 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 202 str.

Frank Barnaby

Opis

This book, first published in 1992, assesses the new threats to European security that emerged at the end of the Cold War: the rise of nationalism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction to politically unstable countries, the increase in world population, the debt crisis, US leadership of European security.

Spis treści

1. The Evolution of Security  2. New Military Technologies  3. Arms Production and Trade  4. The Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles  5. The Nuclear Dimension  6. The Spread of Nuclear Arms  7. Nuclear Terrorism  8. Chemical Weapons and Warfare  9. The Spread of Chemical Weapons  10. Biological Warfare  11. The Spread of Biological Weapons  12. Military Genetic Engineering  13. Can the Global Arms Trade Be Controlled?  14. The Future of the Nuclear Arsenals  15. The International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime  16. The Establishment of Zones Free of Nuclear Weapons  17. Controlling the Export of Nuclear Facilities and Materials  18. The Need for a Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty  19. Controlling Biological and Chemical Weapons  20. Verification Technologies  21. Controlling the Environment Impacts of War  22. The Peace Dividend

O autorze

Frank Barnaby