The evolution of arms control
Subtitle: from antiquity to the nuclear age
By: Richard Dean Burns.
Publisher: Praeger Security International
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780313375743
Subjects: Arms control; Arms control -- History
Description: Burns (history, California State U., Los Angeles) provides this historical account of arms control from ancient civilizations to modern-day Iraq that emphasizes negotiation, verification and compliance. Written for anyone interested in arms control and disarmament issues as well as military history, this book reviews the historic means and techniques for arms control such as demilitarization, regulation of arms manufacturing, stabilizing international environments and the outlawing of war. A section also reviews nuclear weaponry before and after the Cold War and the emergence of biological and bacterial delivery systems. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.