| Dismantlement and Destruction of Chemical, Nuclear and Conventional Weapons 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Schulte, N. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792344707 ISBN-13: 9780792344704 Publisher: Springer
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 1997 Annotation: The safe destruction and dismantling of chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons is of fundamental importance to the security of all countries represented in this volume. Expertise in the field is not confined to one country or organisation: all can benefit from each other. There is an ever present danger of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: approximately two dozen countries have ongoing programmes to develop or acquire such weapons, and many are also gaining the capability to build air-surface delivery systems. But much can be done to prevent proliferation by reducing leakage of materials and know-how and by solving the problems of the destruction of surplus weapons systems, which has now come to be a key issue. This book is thus a key book: one of the keys to a more peaceful, more stable world. Click for more in this series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Management Science |
| Dewey: 623 |
| LCCN: 97004295 |
| Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.22 lbs) 246 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
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| Publisher Description: The end ofthe Cold War opened unprecedented opportunities for reductions in weapons of mass destruction. With these opportunities came new challenges, both scientific and political. Traditionally approached by different groups, the scientific, technical and political challenges are inextricably intertwined. Agreements to dismantle and destroy chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons, after having been negotiated via diplomatic channels, require the expertise of scientists associated with their development to determine the safest and most environmentally sound methods of destruction. It is in this context that representatives from sixteen countries and five international organizations were convened jointly by NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State Government of North Rhine Westphalia 19-21 May, 1996 in a meeting near Bonn to take stock of worldwide efforts to destroy and dismantle chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons remaining after the end ofthe Cold War. NATO support was provided under the auspices of the NATO Science Committee's Panel on Disarmament Technologies. The conference brought together the major actors involved in the dismantlement and destruction of chemical, nuclear and conventional weapons, highlighted the substantial accomplishments achieved in this area and pinpointed the remaining technical obstacles still to be overcome. It also underlined the critical importance of transparency, data exchange and verification as indispensable preconditions for disarmament and cooperative security. |
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