Overview
Treating Weapons Proliferation is a chilling exploration of the dynamics of weapons proliferation and nonproliferation. In an analogy with the disease of cancer, the book walks the reader through the history of the phenomenon with its growing complexities and changing dimensions.
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Author: D. Santoro
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.470kg
ISBN: 9780230622807
ISBN 10: 0230622801
Pages: 261
Publication Date: 17 March 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>“David Santoro’s innovative application of oncology to the analysis of weapons proliferation provides rich new insights that advance our comprehensive understanding of today’s challenges, particularly the links between underlying causes and policy responses. Santoro pushes the metaphor to its limits and we are rewarded for it.”--Wade Huntley, Consultant and Adjunct Professor, Naval Postgraduate School<p>“Santoro has produced an interesting and well documented volume. I like particularly those chapters where he discusses the driving forces of nuclear weapons proliferation. The analogy between proliferation and oncology is ingenious.”--Jozef Goldblat, Vice President, Geneva International Peace Research Institute <br>“Weapons proliferation has become a central issue on the international security agenda over the past two decades. Academics, policymakers, and politicians have all looked for new approaches to help better understand and tackle the
<p> David Santoro's innovative application of oncology to the analysis of weapons proliferation provides rich new insights that advance our comprehensive understanding of today's challenges, particularly the links between underlying causes and policy responses. Santoro pushes the metaphor to its limits and we are rewarded for it. --Wade Huntley, Consultant and Adjunct Professor, Naval Postgraduate School<p> Santoro has produced an interesting and well documented volume. I like particularly those chapters where he discusses the driving forces of nuclear weapons proliferation. The analogy between proliferation and oncology is ingenious. --Jozef Goldblat, Vice President, Geneva International Peace Research Institute <br> Weapons proliferation has become a central issue on the international security agenda over the past two decades. Academics, policymakers, and politicians have all looked for new approaches to help better understand and tackle the problem. Treating Weapons Proliferatio
Author Information
DAVID SANTORO is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Simons Centre for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Research at the Liu Institute, University of British Columbia, Canada.
