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Author:   Thomas Graham
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9780295984667

ISBN 10:   029598466
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 October 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction 1. The Problems of Our Time: Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Terrorism 2. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons 3. An Overview of International Law and Arms Control 4. The Cornerstone of Security: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 5. The Political Value of Nuclear Weapons 6. Stopping Nuclear Explosions: The Test Ban 7. Missile Defense 8. Outer Space 9. Cleaning Up After Past Wars: Land Mines and Small Arms 10. Poison Gas and Microbes: Chemical and Biological Weapons 11. Controlling Nuclear Materials: The Situation in Russia 12. Regional Issues: Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and Nuclear Weapons in South and Northeast Asia 13. America's Role Conclusion Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix 1. Global Nuclear Status Appendix 2. Global Nuclear Stockpiles Appendix 3. Weapon Development Milestones Chronology Glossary Index

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"""If security and arms control seem arcane, this vivid, succinct guided tour by a master diplomat with decades of hands-on experience is the authoritative antidote."" Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The making of the atomic bomb"

If security and arms control seem arcane, this vivid, succinct guided tour by a master diplomat with decades of hands-on experience is the authoritative antidote. Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The making of the atomic bomb

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Thomas Graham Jr. served for several decades as general counsel and acting director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He was President Clinton's special ambassador for nuclear disarmament issues, and his work culminated in the agreement to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Graham is special counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, DC, and teaches classes in international law and arms control.

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