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OverviewFeaturing essays by prominent experts in international security, this volume surveys the status and prospects for progress in every major area of arms control under active negotiation: strategic and conventional force reductions, a chemical weapons ban, and the vitality of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty regime. Also included is a fascinating account of the implementation of the INF Treaty through on-site inspections to verify missile destruction by the director of the U.S. On-Site Inspection Agency, Brigadier General Roland Lajoie. Roald Sagdeev, a prominent Soviet scientist and expert on security matters, offers his views of the Soviet Union's restructuring of its approach to national and international security. Also featured are essays by Wolfgang Panofsky, R. James Woolsey, Paul Doty, Matthew Meselson, Spurgeon Keeny, and Marvin Goldberger. Table of Contents Front Matter 1. Challenges for International Security in the 1990s 2. Introductory Remarks: From INF to New Agreements 3. Soviet “New Thinking” About International Security 4. The INF Treaty: A Status Report on INF Inspections 5. Whither Conventional Arms Control? 6. Prospects for a Chemical Weapons Disarmament Treaty 7. Vitality of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Regime 8. Summary Remarks Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Academy of Sciences , Policy and Global Affairs , Office of International Affairs , Committee on International Security and Arms ControlPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9780309040846ISBN 10: 0309040841 Pages: 86 Publication Date: 01 February 1989 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"1 Front Matter; 2 1. Challenges for International Security in the 1990s; 3 2. Introductory Remarks: From INF to New Agreements; 4 3. Soviet ""New Thinking"" About International Security; 5 4. The INF Treaty: A Status Report on INF Inspections; 6 5. Whither Conventional Arms Control?; 7 6. Prospects for a Chemical Weapons Disarmament Treaty; 8 7. Vitality of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Regime; 9 8. Summary Remarks"ReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on International Security and Arms Control, National Academy of Sciences Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |