Proliferation Control Regimes
Title | Proliferation Control Regimes PDF eBook |
Author | Adelfo Gaspari |
Publisher | Nova Science Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-04 |
Genre | Nuclear nonproliferation |
ISBN | 9781607411154 |
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to U.S. national security interests. Multilateral regimes were established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation-specific legislation. This book provides background and current status information on these regimes.
The Law of Arms Control and the International Non-proliferation Regime
Title | The Law of Arms Control and the International Non-proliferation Regime PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Coppen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2016-12-08 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004333355 |
Nuclear proliferation poses a serious threat to international peace and security. The non-proliferation regime is the body of public international law that aims to counter this threat. It has been a cornerstone of global security for decades. This book analyses its main instruments. The book focuses on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, international trade controls and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It describes the internal mechanics of these mechanisms, their development, and their strengths and weaknesses. It shows how they together are the basis of a political-legal order that is more than the sum of its parts, offering new insights on the role of international law in an area dominated by security-driven politics.
Proliferation Control Regimes
Title | Proliferation Control Regimes PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon A. Squassoni |
Publisher | Nova Publishers |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781590335598 |
This book provides information on the background and current status of the regimes intended to limit the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missiles. Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to US national security interests. Multilateral regimes were established to restrict world trade in these goods and technologies and to monitor certain civil applications. The nuclear non-proliferation regime encompasses several treaties, extensive multilateral and bilateral diplomatic agreements, multilateral organisations and domestic agencies, and the domestic laws of participating countries. The nuclear regime represents a near-universal international consensus opposing any further spread of nuclear weapons. Since the beginning of the nuclear age, US leadership has played a decisive role in the development of the regime. The regime is being challenged from several directions, as demonstrated by the Indian and Pakistani nuclear detonations in 1998. Many observers believe the success of the nuclear non-proliferation regime should be a top priority and that its outcome will strongly influence the effectiveness of other regimes dedicated to controlling chemical and biological weapons and missiles.
Proliferation Control Regimes
Title | Proliferation Control Regimes PDF eBook |
Author | Steven A. Hildreth |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2013-06-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781490522258 |
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to U.S. national security interests. Multilateral regimes were established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation specific legislation in the 111th Congress. This report provides background and current status information on the regimes.
Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
Title | Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2008 |
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Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to U.S. national security interests. Multilateral regimes were established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation-specific legislation in the 110th Congress. This report provides background and current status information on the regimes. The nuclear nonproliferation regime encompasses several treaties, extensive multilateral and bilateral diplomatic agreements, multilateral organizations and domestic agencies, and the domestic laws of participating countries. Since the dawn of the nuclear age, U.S. leadership has been crucial in developing the regime. While there is almost universal international agreement opposing the further spread of nuclear weapons, several challenges to the regime have arisen in recent years: India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in 1998, North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003 and tested a nuclear explosive device in 2006, Libya gave up a clandestine nuclear weapons program in 2004, and Iran was found to be in non-compliance with its treaty obligations in 2005. The discovery of the nuclear black market network run by A.Q. Khan has spurred new thinking about how to strengthen the regime, including greater restrictions on sensitive technology. However, the possible extension of civil nuclear cooperation by the United States and other countries to India, a non-party to the NPT, has raised questions about what benefits still exist for non-nuclear-weapons states that remain in the treaty regime.
Proliferation and Arms Control in the 1990's
Title | Proliferation and Arms Control in the 1990's PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Political Science |
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Proliferation Control Regimes
Title | Proliferation Control Regimes PDF eBook |
Author | Paul K. Kerr |
Publisher | |
Pages | 45 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Arms control |
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