Cornerstones of security : arms control treaties in the nuclear era / / Thomas Graham and Damien J. LaVera

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818580303321
• Autore: Graham Thomas <1933->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Seattle, : University of Washington Press; Washington D.C., : Nuclear Threat Initiative, Inc., c2002
• ISBN: 0-295-80141-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1504 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): LaVeraDamien J
• Disciplina: 341.7/33
• Soggetti: Arms control; Nuclear arms control
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The 1925 Geneva Protocol -- The Antarctic Treaty -- The "Hot line" agreements -- The Limited Test Ban Treaty -- The Outer Space Treaty -- Nuclear-weapon-free-zone treaties : background on nuclear-weapon-free zones Treaty of Tlatelolco -- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- Special non-proliferation treaty safeguards agreements : the U.S. Voluntary Safeguard Agreement -- The Seabed Arms Control Treaty -- The "Accidents Measures" Agreement -- The Biological Weapons Convention -- The Incidents at Sea Agreement -- The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks -- The Threshold Test Ban Treaty -- The Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty -- The Environmental Modification Convention -- The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material -- Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons -- Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers -- The Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement -- The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty -- The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty -- The Open Skies Treaty -- The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I & II) -- The Chemical Weapons Convention -- The agreed framework -- Confidence and security measures documents -- The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty -- The Ottawa Convention on Landmines -- Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents the complete text of thirty-four treaties that have effectively contained the spread of nuclear, biological, and conventional weapons ; during the Cold War and beyond. This title is suitable for diplomats, international lawyers, and arms control specialists.