| Banning Chemical Weapons Contributor(s): Crone, Hugh D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521427118 ISBN-13: 9780521427111 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1992 Annotation: Banning Chemical Weapons is a readable account of the science and technology involved in attempting to achieve an enforceable international ban on chemical weapons. If such a ban is negotiated, it will be the first effective treaty of its kind, surpassing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Biological Weapons Convention. The layman should have a grasp of the basic science of chemical warfare and defense to understand the intricacies of the negotiation and drafting of such a treaty. A successful and socially desirable treaty will have contributions from many quarters--from politicians, diplomats, jurists, and scientists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Treaties - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare |
| Dewey: 358.34 |
| LCCN: 92008882 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.97" W x 8.96" (0.40 lbs) 134 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Banning Chemical Weapons provides a readable and brief outline of chemical warfare; its origin and the offensive and defensive aspects. The aim of this volume is to give technical information to people interested in the wider aspects of disarmament, by showing how this technical material must be used in the negotiations to achieve a worldwide and enforceable ban on chemical weapons. While not a textbook, this volume provides accessible technical background to the issue of chemical disarmament. |