The evolution of arms control
from antiquity to the nuclear age
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Author
Publication
2009 - Praeger Security International, Westport, Conn, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
62,750 words, Guess
Page Count
251 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveevolutionofarmsc0000burn
- ISBN-139780313375743
- ISBN-100313375747
- LibraryThing9152377
- Library of Congress Control Number2009006419
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number306805557
- Better World Books9780313375743
- Open LibraryOL23082576M
Classifications
- DDC327.1/74
- LCCJZ5625 .B82 2009
- LCCJZ5625.B82 2009
Description
Burns (history, California State U., Los Angeles) provides this historical account of arms control from ancient civilizations to modern-day Iraq that emphasizes negotiation, verification and compliance. Written for anyone interested in arms control and disarmament issues as well as military history, this book reviews the historic means and techniques for arms control such as demilitarization, regulation of arms manufacturing, stabilizing international environments and the outlawing of war. A section also reviews nuclear weaponry before and after the Cold War and the emergence of biological and bacterial delivery systems. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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