Deadly Arsenals

by Cirincione, Joseph; Wolfsthal, Jon B.; Rajkumar, Miriam

• ISBN13: 9780870032165
• ISBN10: 087003216X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Summary

Deadly Arsenalsprovides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable resource for academics, policymakers, students, and the media, this atlas includes strategic and historical analysis; maps, charts, and graphs of the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile delivery systems; descriptions of the weapons and regimes --and policies to control them; and data on countries that have, want, or have given up weapons of mass destruction. A Choice outstanding academic title from one of the premier nonproliferation research teams.The new edition addresses the recent, dramatic developments in Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and the nuclear black market, analyzing strategic and policy implications.Contents:Part 1: Assessments and WeaponsPart 2: Declared Nuclear-Weapon States Part 3: Non-NPT Nuclear-Weapon StatesPart 4: The Two Hard Cases: North Korea and IranPart 5: Proliferation Success

Author Biography

Joseph Cirincione is senior associate and director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Part One: Assessments and Weapons	1	(118)
Global Trends	3	(24)
The International Nonproliferation Regime	27	(18)
Nuclear Weapons and Materials	45	(12)
Biological and Chemical Weapons, Agents, and Proliferation	57	(26)
Missile Proliferation	83	(36)
Part Two: Declared Nuclear Weapon States	119	(100)
Russia	121	(42)
China	163	(26)
France	189	(8)
The United Kingdom	197	(6)
The United States	203	(16)
Part Three: Non-Npt Nuclear Weapon States	219	(58)
India	221	(18)
Pakistan	239	(20)
Israel	259	(18)
Part Four: Two Hard Cases	277	(38)
North Korea	279	(16)
Iran	295	(20)
Part Five: Nonproliferation Successes	315	(104)
Libya	317	(12)
Iraq	329	(36)
Non-Russian Nuclear Successor States: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine	365	(18)
Argentina	383	(10)
Brazil	393	(14)
South Africa	407	(12)
Appendixes	419	(48)
Appendix A The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons	421	(6)
Appendix B The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction	427	(8)
Appendix C The Chemical Weapons Convention Fact Sheet	435	(8)
Appendix D Nuclear Supplier Organizations	443	(8)
Appendix E The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty	451	(6)
Appendix F Glossary	457	(10)
Abbreviations and Acronyms	467	(2)
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables	469	(2)
Index	471	(17)
About the Authors	488	(1)
About Carnegie's Nonproliferation Resources	489	(1)
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	490