Weapons of Mass Destruction

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has continued to give cause for concern even after the end of the Cold War. This book analyses how the prospects for proliferation have changed since the 1990s, particularly in light of the Gulf War and the UN inspections of Iraq. It will examine the new pattern of incentives and disincentives for proliferation, the utility of these weapons at state and sub-state levels and their implications for arms control and international security.

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EDWARD M. SPIERS has been the Professor of Strategic Studies at Leeds University since 1993. He has written Haldane: an Army Reformer; Army and Society: 1815-1945; Radical General: Sir George de Lacy Evans; Chemical Warfare; Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons: a Study of Proliferation; and has edited Sudan: the Reconquest Reassessed. He has also written may articles on contemporary defence issues and aspects of military history.

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List of Tables Preface Abbreviations Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Cold War Context WMD Crises and Revelations in the 1990s Political Leadership and Nonproliferation Military Utility of Weapons of Mass Destruction NBC Terrorism Multilateral Control Regimes: Their Role and Impact Counterproliferation Proliferation: Risks and Challenges Notes and References Select Bibliography Index