Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction

Contents

Contents Foreword vii Introduction 3 1 / The Problems of Our Time: Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism 9 2 / The Effects of Nuclear Weapons 20 3 / An Overview of International Law and Arms Control 30 4 / The Cornerstone of Security: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 50 5 / The Political Value of Nuclear Weapons 63 6 / Stopping Nuclear Explosions: The Test Ban 74 7 / Missile Defense 86 8 / Outer Space 99 9 / Cleaning Up After Past Wars: Land Mines and Small Arms 109 10 / Poison Gas and Microbes: Chemical and Biological Weapons 117 11 / Controlling Nuclear Materials: The Situation in Russia 125 12 / Regional Issues: Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and Nuclear Weapons in South and Northeast Asia 133 13 / America’s Role 145 Conclusion 152 Epilogue 155 Acknowledgments 158 Appendix 1. Global Nuclear Status 160 Appendix 2. Global Nuclear Stockpiles 162 Appendix 3. Weapon Development Milestones 165 Chronology 169 Glossary 177 Index 195 ...