Nonproliferation Issues For Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Mark A. Prelas

Nonproliferation Issues for Weapons of Mass Destruction provides an understanding of WMD proliferation risks by bridging complex technical and political issues. The text begins by defining the world conditions that foster proliferation, followed by an analysis of characteristics of various classes of WMDs, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. It then explores the effectiveness of arms control, discussing current nonproliferation problems, nonproliferation prior to the fall of the USSR, and weapons safeguards.



The book analyzes the future of these weapons, discussing delivery systems and potential use by states, terrorist groups, and individuals. The text concludes with a discussion of what can be done to limit the impact of WMDs. This volume enables a realistic understanding of the relative risks that WMDs present to our way of life.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published January 12, 2005

About the author

Dr Mark A. Prelas is an award-winning author whose works include numerous books, and articles in the fields of science, nonproliferation, energy, the environment, counterterrorism as well as the memoir, In the Time of Madmen. He was a Fulbright Fellow. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Nuclear Society. He received the TAAs Textbook Excellence Award. In the Time of Madmen is a @bookexcellenceawards Award Finalist! Check it out here: www.bookexcellence.com #bookexcellenceawards #bookboost #bookbuzz #bookmarketing #author #publisher #amwriting #authorRT
The book is also a Global Book Awards Silver Medalist, and a Southern California Book Festival Runner Up.