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001 2014029249
003 DLC
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008 141028s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014029249
020 $a9781472435934 (hardback : alkaline paper)
020 $z9781472435941 (ebook)
020 $z9781472435958 (ePub)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aJZ6009.M628$bW56 2015
082 00 $a327.1/740956$223
245 00 $aWMD arms control in the Middle East :$bprospects, obstacles and options /$c[edited] by Harald Müller and Daniel Müller.
246 3 $aWeapons of mass destruction arms control in the Middle East
264 1 $aFarnham, Surrey, England :$bAshgate,$c[2015]
300 $axxvii, 329 pages ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aThe Ashgate Plus series in international relations and politics
520 2 $a"The Middle East is a hot spot of proliferation. It contains one state assumed to possess nuclear weapons, several states that tried and failed to develop a military nuclear capability, one state under suspicion of trying to do so, and it is the world region that witnessed the most frequent and severe employment of chemical weapons since the end of World War I. Notwithstanding, not a single arms control regime concerning weapons of mass destruction (WMD) covers the region as a whole. Instead we have seen several proliferation-related military operations which have rather contributed to destabilization than served non-proliferation. This volume, written under the auspices of the EU Consortium for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament determines the current state of diplomatic efforts to establish a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) free zone in the Middle East. In doing so, it provides insights into central actors' conflicting political positions, thereby explaining the stalemate of efforts to negotiate a WMD-free zone. Chapters written by renowned experts from academia and policy-oriented think tanks, as well as by next-generation Middle East and arms control experts, introduce the subject to the reader, give background information about arms control initiatives, provide technical expertise, and endeavour to make proposals for arms control measures in support of the creation of a Middle East WMD-free zone"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aArms control$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aWeapons of mass destruction$xGovernment policy$zMiddle East.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xMilitary policy.
610 20 $aEU Non-Proliferation Consortium.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations$zEurope.
651 0 $aEurope$xForeign relations$zMiddle East.
700 1 $aMüller, Harald,$d1949 May 13-
700 1 $aMüller, Daniel$q(Daniel Manfred),$d1984-