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ISBN 10: 0415570654 ISBN 13: 9780415570657
Editorial: Routledge, 2009

Sinopsis

There is a widely held belief in the imminent probability of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction being used by terrorists against civilian targets. This edited volume critically assesses the suggestion that one safeguard against this possibility would be to strengthen existing international prohibitions against state- level acquisition of such weapons. A glimpse of the possible potential of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction has been seen through the actions of the Tokyo Aum group, and through the use of chlorine by insurgents in Iraq. However, the extent of the real threat posed is as yet unclear, and safeguarding against it in developing countries will not be easy. This book assembles specialists in each category of WMD in order to examine the potential of expanding the three ’classical’ arms control treaties in order to combat the threat posed by smaller terrorist groups, and draws conclusions as to the strengths and weaknesses of this suggestion.

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Acerca del autor

Ian Bellany is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Lancaster University. He has written or co- written a total of ten books on aspects of international security.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415570654
ISBN 13 
9780415570657
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
256
Editor
Bellany Ian
Contacto del fabricante
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