Arms Race and Arms Control 1984

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.

Based on material published in the SIPRI Yearbook 1984, this book contains the essential data on nuclear issues, on military expenditure and the arms trade, and examines the breakdown of the arms control talks in 1983.

List of contents

Preface. Glossary. Introduction Frank Blackaby. Appendix A. Public Opinion and Nuclear Weapons Eymert den Oudsten Part 1: The Nuclear Arms Race 1. Nuclear Weapons Sverre Lodgaard and Frank Blackaby 2. Nuclear Explosions Ragnhild Ferm. Appendix 2A. Nuclear Explosions, 1983 (preliminary data) Part 2: World Armaments 3. World Military Expenditure Elisabeth Sköns and Rita Tullberg. Appendix 3A. World Military Expenditure, 1974-83. 4. The Trade in Major Conventional Weapons Thomas Ohlson and Michael Brzoska 5. ‘Deep Strike’: New Technologies for Conventional Interdiction Per Berg and Gunilla Herolf 6. Ballistic Missile Defence Bhupendra Jasni Part 3: Developments in Arms Control 7. Negotiations on Chemical Disarmament Julian Perry Robinson and Jozef Goldblat 8. US and Soviet Allegation of Breaches of Arms Control Agreements Jozef Goldblat 9. The Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe David Barton. Index.

Summary

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.

Product details

• Authors: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780367514266
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51426-6
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
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