Disarmament
Subtitle: a basic guide
By: by Melissa Gillis
Contributors: NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security; United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Publisher: United Nations, Office for Disarmament Affairs
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Nuclear disarmament; Disarmament; Arms control
Notes: "August 2009"--Cover.

Also available via the World Wide Web. Address as of 12/9/09: http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/ODAPublications/AdhocPublications/PDF/guide.pdf.
Table of contents: title: Why is disarmament important?; title: Global arms expenditures; title: Nuclear weapons; title: The nuclear non-proliferation treaty; title: Chemical weapons; title: Biological weapons; title: Missiles and missile defence; title: Introduction to conventional weapons; title: Small arms and light weapons; title: Landmines; title: Cluster munitions; title: Children and armed conflict; title: Women, peace and security; title: The United Nations and disarmament; title: Stay informed and get involved; title: Appendix: arms control and disarmament treaties and related instruments.