Weapons of mass destruction
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: James D. Torr, book editor.
Contributors: Torr, James D., 1974-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Thomson/Gale
Published: 2005
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Weapons of mass destruction.; Iraq War, 2003-; United States -- Military policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: The likelihood of a nuclear missile attack is greater than ever before / John J. Stanton; title: The likelihood of a nuclear missile attack has been exaggerated / Joseph Cirincione; title: Biological terrorism poses a serious threat / Amy Sands; title: The threat of biological terrorism has been exaggerated / John Parachini; title: Negotiation can reduce the nuclear threat posed by North Korea / Leon V. Sigal; title: Negotiation cannot reduce the nuclear threat posed by North Korea / Nicholas Eberstadt; title: The United States must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons / John R. Bolton; title: The United States should not take an aggressive stand over Iran's nuclear program / Karim Sadjadpour; title: The U.S. invasion of Iraq was based on false pretenses / Thomas R. Eddlem; title: The U.S. invasion of Iraq was justified / Robert Kagan, William Kristol; title: The United States should eliminate its nuclear arsenal / Jonathan Schell; title: The United States should not eliminate its nuclear arsenal / C. Paul Robinson, interviewed by James Kitfield; title: The United States should modernize its nuclear arsenal / Richard Lowry; title: The United States should not modernize its nuclear arsenal / Michael A. Levi; title: The United States should use its nuclear arsenal to deter nations from developing weapons of mass destruction / Loren B. Thompson; title: The United States should not threaten other nations with its nuclear arsenal / Theresa Hitchens; title: The United States should build a missile defense system / Brian T. Kennedy; title: The United States should not build a missile defense system / George Rathjens, Carl Kaysen; title: The United States should secure the materials used to make nuclear wespons / Graham Allison, Andrei Kokoshin; title: The United States should aid global efforts to reduce the bioterrorism threat / Michael Barletta; title: A strong public health system can manage the consequences of a biological attack / Rebecca Katz; title: Nuclear detection teams can prevent nuclear terrorism / Jeffrey T. Richelson.