Role and Control of Weapons in the 1990s

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Frank Barnaby

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank Barnaby
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367709273
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70927-3
• Seiten: 206
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: International Security Studies
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Sonstiges; HISTORY / Military / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Defence strategy, planning & research, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Military and defence strategy, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science