Banning weapons of mass destruction [ - Mattis, Frederick N. , 1951- (Westport, Conn : Praeger Security International, 2009)
1. The landscape of nuclear weapons -- 2. Partial measures : de-alerting and no first use -- 3. Nuclear ban entry into force -- 4. Should withdrawal be permitted? -- 5. Verification, disposition of HEU, and reprocessing -- 6. Problematic states -- 7. Weapons elimination -- 8. Superseding today's non-proliferation treaty -- 9. Prior prohibition of chemical and biological weapons -- 10. Reservations -- 11. Countering near-earth objects -- 12. Societal verification -- 13. Other matters -- 14. Summary
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Includes bibliographical references (p [117]-123) and index
Keywords: Nuclear arms control -- International cooperation; Nuclear disarmament -- International cooperation; Nuclear nonproliferation -- International cooperation; Nuclear weapons -- Government policy; Weapons of mass destruction -- Government policy