The role and control of weapons in the 1990's / Frank Barnaby.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Introduction; THE EVOLUTION OF SECURITY; NEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES; ARMS PRODUCTION AND TRADE; THE PROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES; THE NUCLEAR DIMENSION; THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLEAR TERRORISM; CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE; THE SPREAD OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; THE SPREAD OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS; MILITARY GENETIC ENGINEERING; CAN THE GLOBAL ARMS TRADE BE CONTROLLED?; THE FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR ARSENALS; THE INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES FREE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Considers the way forward for defence issues as the twentieth century draws to a close. Barnaby examines a variety of security issues to argue that control over weapons of mass destruction must be dramatically increased.

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