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Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction
ISBN: 9780295802091
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / University of Washington Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Security International.; Arms control.; Weapons of mass destruction.; Nuclear nonproliferation.;

In our post-9/11 world of shoe bombers and cyberterrorism, a crude nuclear device no larger than a baseball could devastate a major city. As we live in fear of attacks of unknown proportion, why do people remain confused and complacent in the face of potential disaster?



Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. believes that a tide of misinformation has led to the public's lack of understanding of the vital issues. Here, in a straightforward and comprehensible style, Graham concisely provides the background necessary to understand the news and opinions surrounding WMDs. Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction presents accessible, up-to-date facts on:



-nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism



-chemical and biological weapons



-land mines and small arms



-missile defense and WMDs in outer space



-WMDs in the Middle East and Asia

Thomas Graham Jr. served for several decades as general counsel and acting director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He was President Clinton's special ambassador for nuclear disarmament issues, and his work culminated in the agreement to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Graham is special counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, DC, and teaches classes in international law and arms control.