Joseph M. Siracusa, Aiden Warren

Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Search for Global Security

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This foundational primer offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolution and current status of weapons of mass destruction and seeks to inform and advance policy debate in ways that support international security, while also adding important connective tissue between analytical areas in the IR and historical domains that often remain separate.

Produktdetails

• Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781442242364
• ISBN-10: 1442242361
• Artikelnr.: 42810198

Autorenporträt

Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor in Human Security and International Diplomacy and Discipline Head of Global Studies in the School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, at RMIT University, Australia where he is a specialist in American politics and global security.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations/Acronyms Introduction Chapter 1. World War II and the Race
for the A-Bomb Chapter 2. The Cold War Part a: The Nuclear Arms Race and
NSC 68 Part b: Reagan, Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War Chapter 3. UN
Security Council Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) - United Kingdom, France and
China Chapter 4. Non-UN Security Council Nuclear Weapon States - Israel,
India, Pakistan, North Korea (and Iran) Chapter 5. The Global Nuclear
Non-proliferation Regime Chapter 6. The Modern Era: The Post-Cold War and
Beyond Chapter 7. Biological and Chemical Weapons, and Nuclear Terrorism
Conclusion Bibliography