Overview
Against the backdrop of international attempts to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction, this volume of essays by well-known analysts: examines what the threat to India could entail; highlights the differences between state use of these weapons and their use by non-state actors; discusses possible scenarios India needs to guard against and protective measures it can take; and determines the position the Indian government needs to take in the international arena in respect of initiatives to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction. A salient feature of Weapons of Mass Destruction is the detailed suggestions it offers of efforts required to set up material and human resources to respond to such catastrophes.
Full Product Details
Author: Raja Menon
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.450kg
ISBN: 9780761933014
ISBN 10: 0761933018
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 07 December 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
The compilation edited by Raja Menon is a useful and timely one considering the growing significance especially of biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in an age when terrorist organization seem able to access by means, mostly foul, the most highly protected and heinous instruments of death. -- Seminar 573
Author Information
Rear Admiral Raja Menon retired in 1994 as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations). A submarine specialist, he pioneered the development of the new submarine arm of the Indian Navy, and was therefore exposed at an early stage to policy, finance and strategy. He was a member of the Arun Singh Committee to restructure the national defence set-up in India, as also a member of the Defence University Committee. Admiral Menon is visiting lecturer at all institutes of higher study of the Indian armed forces and was instrumental in organizing the first nuclear management course for Indian service officers. He is a consultant to the Indian Net Assessment Directorate. With two M.Sc degrees in Defence Studies, Admiral Menon writes regularly for journals and newspapers in India and abroad. His publications include Maritime Strategy and Continental Wars (1988), A Nuclear Strategy for India (2000), and The Indian Navy: A Photo Essay (2000). Married to a well-known painter, the Menons have two grown up sons. Admiral Menon is a keen sailor, golfer, vintage car owner and weekend farmer.
