Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Future of International Nonproliferation Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820330105)

The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times--the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors.

In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking. The first group of essays outlines the primary threats posed by WMD proliferation and terrorism. Essays in the second section analyze existing treaties and other normative regimes, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions, and recommend ways to address the challenges to their effectiveness. Essays in part three examine the shift some states have made away from nonproliferation treaties and regimes toward more forceful and proactive policies of counterproliferation, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, which coordinates efforts to search and seize suspect shipments of WMD-related materials.

Author: Nathan E. Busch
ISBN-10: 0820330108
ISBN-13: 9780820330105
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2009
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 03/06/2009 pg. 18
Choice 09/01/2009