Preventing catastrophe : the use and misuse of intelligence in efforts to halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction / Thomas Graham Jr., Keith A. Hansen.

By:

Graham, Thomas, Jr, 1933-

Contributor(s):

Hansen, Keith A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 300 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780804772051
0804772053

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Preventing catastrophe.DDC classification:

327.1/745 22

LOC classification:

UB251.U6 G73 2009eb

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Contents:

Motivations of countries and terrorists to acquire WMD -- Detecting and monitoring clandestine WMD programs -- The track record against clandestine proliferation -- Intelligence community--policymaker relations : playing as a team? -- Intelligence on Iraqi WMD programs & policy reactions -- National and international efforts to thwart proliferation -- Conclusion : is it possible to prevent future proliferation? -- Postscript : what if we fail to prevent further proliferation?

Summary: This book explains the challenge of monitoring small clandestine WMD programs, how the effort to monitor and prevent terrorist acquisition and use of WMD differs from monitoring and preventing the acquisition and use of WMD by nation states, and puts the Iraqi WMD issue in proper perspective.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-292) and index.

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This book explains the challenge of monitoring small clandestine WMD programs, how the effort to monitor and prevent terrorist acquisition and use of WMD differs from monitoring and preventing the acquisition and use of WMD by nation states, and puts the Iraqi WMD issue in proper perspective.

English.

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