Arms Control After Iraq
Subtitle: Normative And Operational Challenges
Contributors: Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu (Editor); Ramesh Chandra Thakur (Editor)
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: November 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9789280811315
Subjects: Arms negotiation & control; United Nations & UN agencies; Political Science; International Relations - Arms Control; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; East Asia, Far East; Middle East; Arms control; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Nuclear nonproliferation
Description: The stated reason for invading Iraq was its alleged clandestine pursuit of weapons of mass destruction in defiance of UN resolutions. Even though the allegation was proven false, the international community remains preoccupied with the threat of the proliferation and use of such terrible weapons. The questions discussed in this book include doctrinal issues regarding the use of force in general; the implications of a shift in the utility of nuclear weapons from deterrence to compliance and of a focus on non-proliferation to the neglect of disarmament; the place and role of the United Nations in controlling the spread and use of WMD; the regional dynamics of proliferation concerns in North-east Asia and the Middle East; and the threats posed by the possible acquisition of nuclear weapons and missiles by non-state actors.--Publisher's ddescription.