Disarmament Sketches
Disarmament Sketches

Author: Thomas Graham

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780295982120

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A memoir of the key negotiations which have substantially reduced the threat of nuclear war over the last 30 years

Verifying Nuclear Disarmament
Verifying Nuclear Disarmament

Author: Thomas Shea

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-09

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1351592130

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Fifty years into the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) regime, the risks of nuclear war, terrorism, and the threat of further proliferation remain. A lack of significant progress towards disarmament will cast doubt upon the viability of the NPT. By recognizing that certain fissile materials are essential to every nuclear weapon and that controlling their usage provides the foundation for international efforts to limit their spread, this book presents a comprehensive framework for nuclear disarmament. Based upon phased reductions, Shea provides a mechanism for the disposal of weapon-origin fissile material and controls on peaceful nuclear activities and non-explosive military uses. He explores the technological means for monitoring and verification, the legal arrangements required to provide an enduring foundation, and a financial structure which will enable progress. This book will be invaluable to professional organizations, arms control NGOs, government officials, scientists, and politicians. It will also appeal to academics and postgraduate researchers working on security studies, disarmament diplomacy and the politics and science of verification.

Milestones in Strategic Arms Control, 1945-2000 United States Air Force Roles and Outcomes
Milestones in Strategic Arms Control, 1945-2000 United States Air Force Roles and Outcomes

Author: James M Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-10

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781079764413

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This compilation of 10 articles by frequently published arms-control experts captures the story of a young Air Force's initial (and limited) impact on arms-control negotiations and outcomes. It documents a growing awareness by the service that it was better to help craft the US position than merely to be a passive recipient. This book also highlights the lesson the Air Force belatedly learned in the early days of arms control: that it has to plan and budget for treaty implementation as aggressively as it works to protect its equities during treaty negotiations. When a treaty goes into effect, the Air Force needs to be ready to execute its responsibilities to ensure complete and timely treaty compliance. Though the Air Force did not seize a prominent role in the early days of post-war arms control, it made up for it quickly and forcefully as it gained a fuller appreciation of what was at stake.