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This book, first published in 1992, examines defence issues as the
twentieth century drew to a close. With the end of the Cold War,
many of the threats to European security, such as the threat of
nuclear war, disappeared. New ones, however, were emerging. The
rise of nationalism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction to
politically unstable countries, the increase in world population,
the debt crisis - all these contributed to security problems that
needed to be resolved. The book assesses the possibilities for
future European defence and the role that the United States would
play in it: will it be prepared to stay in Europe under European
leadership, or must it dominate? It also considers the capabilities
offered by new military technology and the need for control of
weapons of mass destruction.
This book, first published in 1992, examines defence issues as the
twentieth century drew to a close. With the end of the Cold War,
many of the threats to European security, such as the threat of
nuclear war, disappeared. New ones, however, were emerging. The
rise of nationalism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction to
politically unstable countries, the increase in world population,
the debt crisis - all these contributed to security problems that
needed to be resolved. The book assesses the possibilities for
future European defence and the role that the United States would
play in it: will it be prepared to stay in Europe under European
leadership, or must it dominate? It also considers the capabilities
offered by new military technology and the need for control of
weapons of mass destruction.
In How Nuclear Weapons Spread, Frank Barnaby examines the
far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear
weapons. He looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third
World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan which have or
could very rapidly acquire nuclear weapons, and assesses the
nuclear capabilities of countries such as Iran, Iraq and North
Korea. He also considers the alarming possibility that terrorists
might obtain nuclear weapons, and considers methods of controlling
their spread.
The first British nuclear weapon test took place in Australia in
October 1952 and British nuclear weapons have been a source of
controversy ever since. In this book, scientists, doctors, peace
researchers and others assess the military value, political impact,
health effects and legality of the programme and tell the story of
opposition to successive generations of weapons. With the future of
Trident soon to come under review, this book questions whether
British nuclear weapons should have a future.
Fify-three years ago the first nuclear bombs were dropped on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They killed some 250,000 poeple. A
distinguished group of contributors examine the background and
effects of the bombing and look at the lessons for a world which
harbours 45,000 nuclear warheads.
In How Nuclear Weapons Spread, Frank Barnaby examines the far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear weapons. He looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan which have or could very rapidly acquire nuclear weapons, and assesses the nuclear capabilities of countries such as Iran, Iraq and North Korea. He also considers the alarming possibility that terrorists might obtain nuclear weapons, and considers methods of controlling their spread. eBook available with sample pages: 0203168321
These proceedings, from the 1990 CAMDUN conference cover the
structure of the UN, NGOs and the roles of UNAs, communication
globally through the UN, and restructuring the UN.
The contributors to this text discuss the cases for and against the
reprocessing of spent reactor fuel elements to remove the plutonium
from them.
An examination of how, in practice, the effective verification of
various arms control treaties - including a comprehensive test ban
treaty, conventional forces reductions, a fissile material cut-off
and a freeze on the development and production of nuclear weapons -
can be achieved.
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