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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824176303321

Autore

Andemicael Berhanykun

Titolo

Eliminating weapons of mass destruction [[electronic resource] ] : prospects for effective international verification / / Berhanykun Andemicael and John Mathiason ; foreword by Hans Blix

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

ISBN

1-280-28258-4

9786610282586

0-230-00554-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 242 pages)

Collana

Global issues

Altri autori (Persone)

MathiasonJohn <1942->

Disciplina

327.1/745

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear arms control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface: Will Things Go Boom in the Night? -- Part I Overview of the WMD Ban Regime -- 1 The Structure and Logic of the WMD Ban Regime -- 2 Evolution of the WMD Control Regime -- Part II Verification Mechanisms -- 3 Baseline Information: Declarations and Data Collection -- 4 Technical Monitoring -- 5 Controlling Supply: Procurement and Import/Export Monitoring -- 6 Verification by On-Site Inspection -- Part III How to Make the Regime Effective -- 7 Compliance Issues and Recourse -- 8 Building an Effective WMD Control Regime -- 9 Building Effective Management for the Regime -- 10 Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The events of September 11 2001 have altered the course of arms control intended to eliminate weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and has made the role of international organizations controversial. Whether they can effectively verify compliance with the WMD treaty regime has now been questioned by the United States. In responding to this basic question, Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction examines how existing organizations apply the main verification tools, how they can improve and consolidate them where possible in order to meet the new security challenges more effectively.