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Author:   Barry R. Schneider ,  Jim A. Davis
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.822kg
ISBN:  

9780275990336

ISBN 10:   0275990338
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   30 May 2006
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The First Decade of Counterproliferation by Jim Davis The WMD Proliferation Threat by Jonathan B. Wolfsthal Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism by Jerrold M. Post, Laurita M. Denny and Polina Kozak Nonproliferation - Challenges Old and New by Brad Roberts Progress in Counterforce: 1993-2004 by Barry R. Schneider Emerging Missile Challenges and Improving Active Defenses by Jeffery A. Larsen and Kerry M. Kartchner Passive Defense against the WMD Threat :Progress and Shortfalls by Walter L. Busbee, Albert J. Mauroni and John V. Wade Consequence Management by Bruce W. Bennett and Richard A. Love Counter-WMD Concepts of Operations at U.S. and Allied Air Bases by Charles R. Heflebower, Laura J. LeGallo, John P. Lawrence and Bert A. Cline U.S. Counterproliferation Cooperation with Allies by Peter R. Lavoy and Gayle D. Meyers Securing the Homeland: The First Decade by Randy J. Larsen and Patrick D. Ellis Seeking a Port in the WMD Storm: Counterproliferation Progress, Shortfalls and the Way Ahead by Barry R. Schneider Appendix A: The Counterproliferation Initiative Remarks by Honorable Les Aspin Appendix B: National Strategy to Combat WMD Appendix C: Reforming the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (1996-2001) by Albert J. Mauroni, Appendix D: Acronyms Index

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[A] top pick for college-level audiences studying military and political history and social issues. Essays focus on arms control treaties, programs, deterrence concepts, and risk management alike as they gather essays written by experts in their fields to help readers understand the threat and containment efforts of WMD. From implications of stealth and counteroffensive practices to passive and active defenses and homeland security issues, AVOIDING THE ABYSS is a 'must' for any college-level reader. -Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch

This volume is edited by one current and one former senior official at the US Air Force Counterproliferation Center. Contributors are former military personnel and analysts from conservative think tanks specializing in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) issues. The book comprehensively reviews the broad range of issues associated with addressing the threats posed by various types of WMDs. Appendixes and extensive footnotes also include considerable useful information regarding the evolution of policies to counter WMDs....Important for specialized collections on the military, but not a book for generalists. Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates through practitioners. - Choice The editors and other contributors assess US efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and explore outstanding issues, largely from a military perspective. Twelve essays discuss possible connections between WMD and terrorism, progress in military counterforce capability (the ability to target WMD infrastructure), missile defense, passive defense, consequence management, counter-WMD concepts of operation at US and allied air bases, and counterproliferation cooperation with allies. - Reference & Research Book News [A] top pick for college-level audiences studying military and political history and social issues. Essays focus on arms control treaties, programs, deterrence concepts, and risk management alike as they gather essays written by experts in their fields to help readers understand the threat and containment efforts of WMD. From implications of stealth and counteroffensive practices to passive and active defenses and homeland security issues, Avoiding the Abyss is a 'must' for any college-level reader. - Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch

This volume is edited by one current and one former senior official at the US Air Force Counterproliferation Center. Contributors are former military personnel and analysts from conservative think tanks specializing in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) issues. The book comprehensively reviews the broad range of issues associated with addressing the threats posed by various types of WMDs. Appendixes and extensive footnotes also include considerable useful information regarding the evolution of policies to counter WMDs….Important for specialized collections on the military, but not a book for generalists. Recommended. General readers, lower-division undergraduates through practitioners. * Choice * The editors and other contributors assess US efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and explore outstanding issues, largely from a military perspective. Twelve essays discuss possible connections between WMD and terrorism, progress in military counterforce capability (the ability to target WMD infrastructure), missile defense, passive defense, consequence management, counter-WMD concepts of operation at US and allied air bases, and counterproliferation cooperation with allies. * Reference & Research Book News * [A] top pick for college-level audiences studying military and political history and social issues. Essays focus on arms control treaties, programs, deterrence concepts, and risk management alike as they gather essays written by experts in their fields to help readers understand the threat and containment efforts of WMD. From implications of stealth and counteroffensive practices to passive and active defenses and homeland security issues, Avoiding the Abyss is a 'must' for any college-level reader. * Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch *

Author Information

Barry R. Schneider is Director of the USAF Counterproliferation Center at Maxwell Air Force Base and a Professor of International Relations at the Air War College. He is the co-editor with Jim Davis of The Gathering Biological Warfare Storm (Praeger, 2004). Jim A. Davis is Senior Program Manager at Battelle and former Deputy Director at the USAF Counterproliferation Center at Maxwell Air Force Base.

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