Still the century of overkill? : strengthening the control of weapons of mass destruction

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Non-proliferation and disarmament studies ; 1

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Cover; Introduction; What are weapons of mass destruction?; The glass is half full, but half is empty; Volume overview; Part I Theories and concepts; Three roads to nuclear zero. Perspectives for nuclear disarmament in the 21st century; Three roads to nuclear zero; Security and nuclear weapon abolition; Domestic politics and nuclear weapon abolition; Norms and nuclear weapon abolition; Theoretical roads to a nuclear weapon-free world; Security and the irreversibility of nuclear disarmament; Domestic politics and the irreversibility of nuclear disarmament

Norms and the irreversibility of nuclear disarmament Conclusion; Nuclear governance: More than states and the nonproliferation regime; Defining nuclear governance; Structure: more than the nonproliferation regime; Actors: more than just states; Conclusion; Part II Global issues; Nuclear security in the 21st century: The role of UNSCR 1540 and its shortcomings; A missing link in nuclear security; The Devil's in the details; The declaratory level; Interpreting international law; The operative level; C-B-(R)-N and the 1540 Committee; The 1540 Committee as an enduring institution

Conclusion Nuclear proliferation: Shadows, lights and reflections; Nuclear physics and technology; Enrichment: the proliferation potential of civilian nuclear activities; Plutonium and nuclear proliferation; Operating nuclear reactors; Proliferation risks; Proliferation resistance of different nuclear reactor designs; Institutional nonproliferation measures; Conclusion: a different path; The use and threat of use of nuclear weapons: Humanitarian implications; Humanitarian disarmament in the field of conventional weaponry; Weapons of mass destruction and the humanitarian principle

Nuclear weapons and humanitarian principles Conclusion; Biological weapons and biowarfare: Historical perspectives and challenges for the 21st century; The multiple dimensions of biological weapons; State-run biological weapons programs before the BTWC; State-run biological weapons programs after the BTWC; Bioterrorism and biocrimes; The international prohibition regime on biological weapons; The issue of dual-use; Biological weapons and security risks in the twenty-first century; The web of prevention of biological weapons; Conclusion; Part III Regional perspectives

China and nuclear weapons. Between modernization and nonproliferation The origins of Chinese nuclear program: from contempt to mass production; The underdevelopment of nuclear doctrine; Nuclear weapons modernization; The development of China's nonproliferation policy: three stages; Positive cases (The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, North Korean nuclear crisis); Negative cases (the Missile Technology Control Regime and Pakistan); Conclusion; A WMD-free zone in the Middle East: Challenges and opportunities; From NWFZ to WMDFZ: origin and evolution of a key nonproliferation tool

Challenges Ahead: the allure of WMD and present-day Middle Eastern developments

10.5771/9783845253510 [DOI]

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