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Preventing Catastrophe - The Use and Misuse of Intelligence in Efforts to Halt the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (Hardcover)
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Preventing Catastrophe - The Use and Misuse of Intelligence in Efforts to Halt the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (Hardcover)
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"Preventing Catastrophe" is written by two authors who are
experienced "Washington hands" and who understand the interplay
between intelligence and policymaking. Both have been personally
involved, in the United States and overseas, in pursuing national
and international measures to stop the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction. Their extensive experience is evident in this
book, which puts the Iraqi WMD issue in proper perspective,
explains the challenge of monitoring small clandestine programs,
and explains how the effort to prevent terrorist acquisition and
use of WMD differs from preventing their acquisition and use by
nation states. At the same time, the authors are able to make a
complex subject understandable to non-technical experts, making
this book a useful teaching tool, especially for those who have
little or no knowledge or experience in US national security
decision making.
"National intelligence and international inspections are necessary
to create confidence that violations of non-proliferation
commitments are detected in time to permit appropriate action. Both
must be pursued with professionalism and critical minds avoiding
poor intelligence or cosmetic inspections. The issues studied
thoroughly and with good judgment in this welcome volume by Graham
and Hansen were intensely controversial in the case of Iraq but
remain central to international counter-proliferation
efforts."--Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the Weapons of Mass
Destruction Commission
General
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