Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 7
Introduction......Page 14
1. The Problems of Our Time: Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism......Page 20
2. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons......Page 31
3. An Overview of International Law and Arms Control......Page 41
4. The Cornerstone of Security: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty......Page 61
5. The Political Value of Nuclear Weapons......Page 74
6. Stopping Nuclear Explosions: The Test Ban......Page 85
7. Missile Defense......Page 97
8. Outer Space......Page 110
9. Cleaning Up After Past Wars: Land Mines and Small Arms......Page 120
10. Poison Gas and Microbes: Chemical and Biological Weapons......Page 128
11. Controlling Nuclear Materials: The Situation in Russia......Page 136
12. Regional Issues: Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and Nuclear Weapons in South and Northeast Asia......Page 144
13. America’s Role......Page 156
Conclusion......Page 163
Epilogue......Page 166
Acknowledgments......Page 169
Appendix 1: Global Nuclear Status......Page 171
Appendix 2: Global Nuclear Stockpiles......Page 173
Appendix 3: Weapon Development Milestones......Page 176
Chronology......Page 180
Glossary......Page 188
Index......Page 206