Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Busch, Nathan E.; Joyner, Daniel H.

• ISBN13: 9780820332215
• ISBN10: 0820332216
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-15
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr

Summary

The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times-the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors.In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking. The first group of essays outlines the primary threats posed by WMD proliferation and terrorism. Essays in the second section analyze existing treaties and other normative regimes, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions, and recommend ways to address the challenges to their effectiveness. Essays in part three examine the shift some states have made away from nonproliferation treaties and regimes toward more forceful and proactive policies of counterproliferation, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, which coordinates efforts to search and seize suspect shipments of WMD-related materials.

Author Biography

Nathan E. Busch is an associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University and author of No End in Sight: The Continuing Menace of Nuclear Proliferation. Daniel H. Joyner is an associate professor at the University of Alabama Law School and editor of Non-proliferation Export Controls: Origins, Challenges, and Proposals for Strengthening.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: Nonproliferation at a Crossroads	p. 1
Framing the Issues
Dealing with Proliferation and Terrorism Involving WMD	p. 9
WMD Terrorism	p. 24
Nonproliferation Treaties and Regimes
The Future of the NPT	p. 45
Chemical and Biological Weapons	p. 74
WMD Inspection and Verification Regimes: Political and Technical Challenges	p. 95
Trade Controls and International Security	p. 118
Counterproliferation
The Proliferation Security Initiative	p. 139
Force, Preemption, and WMD Proliferation	p. 156
International Legal Responses to WMD Proliferation	p. 175
Regional and Country Issues
The Role of the European Union in WMD Nonproliferation	p. 197
South Asia and the Nonproliferation Regime	p. 222
China's Changing Approach to Nonproliferation	p. 245
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program to 2015: Three Scenarios	p. 263
The Iranian Nuclear Program	p. 281
U.S.-Russia Cooperative Nonproliferation	p. 302
Russia's Nuclear Security Culture	p. 325
Bibliography	p. 343
Contributor Biographies	p. 375
Index	p. 379
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